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 Broughton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Broughton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Broughton listed first.
- Cornhouse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Roanoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Roanoke is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <3>
- Forester Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forester Chapel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- West
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Doublehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doublehead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- High Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Shoals. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Louina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Malone Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malone Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Potash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Haywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Wedowee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedowee
- Wedowee is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wedowee <3>
- Milltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Rock Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Wehadkee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Almond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Truett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Stroud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Omaha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Finley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Rockdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Bosworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Chapel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapel Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Glenn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
- Glenn is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenn <3>
- Waldrep
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Ofelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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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 Broughton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |