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>
Merrittsville itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 51 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Merrittsville, with the one closest to Merrittsville listed first.
- Lima
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lima is located in Greenville County
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- Tigerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glassy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glassy is located in Greenville County
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- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Greenville County
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- Melrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Polk County (NC)
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- Saluda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zirconia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Riverview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Greenville County
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- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Taho ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Taho is located in Greenville County
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- Mitchell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Greenville County
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- Tyger ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tyger is located in Greenville County
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- Marietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gowensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County
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- Tryon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Upward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Upward is located in Henderson County (NC)
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- Sandy Flat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Flat is located in Greenville County
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- O'Neal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County
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- Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Caesars Head
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County
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- Wattacoo ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wattacoo is located in Pickens County
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- Hendersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Travelers Rest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Andover ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Andover is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Landrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Baxter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County (NC)
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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 Merrittsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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