Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Lake Lanier in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake Lanier. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake Lanier listed first.
- Tryon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Landrum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Columbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gowensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Melrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Glassy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glassy is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassy
- Campobello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyger ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tyger is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyger
- Andover ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Andover is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Saluda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Collinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Collinsville is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Mitchell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Taho ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Taho is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taho
- Baxter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Tigerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Prospect is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Upward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Upward is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Zirconia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- O'Neal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Inman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fingerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Flat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lake Lanier, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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