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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Balkum had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Balkum, with the one closest to Balkum listed first.
- Hardwickburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hardwickburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwickburg
- Headland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Barber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Shorterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Bertha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Echo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Tidwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Ashford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Gaines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Midland City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blakely
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clopton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Cedar Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Otho
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Otho is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
- Asbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Asbury is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Pecan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pecan is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
- Ewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Newton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Skipperville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Keyton's
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Bluffton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Arguta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Ozark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
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 Balkum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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