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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 Cowarts in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Cowarts. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Cowarts listed first.

  • Ashford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Barber
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Barber is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
  • Tidwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tidwell is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
  • Keyton's
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Keyton's is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
  • Headland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Big Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Creek is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Midland City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Balkum
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Balkum is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balkum
  • Fadette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fadette is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fadette
  • Campbellton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Newton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Newton is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Jakin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jakin is located in Early County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
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  • Graceville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Echo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Echo is located in Dale County
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  • Ewell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ewell is located in Dale County
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  • Dundee
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Dundee is located in Geneva County
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  • Bascom
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bascom is located in Jackson County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bascom <2>
  • Hardwickburg
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hardwickburg is located in Henry County
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  • Warwick ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Warwick is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Bertha
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bertha is located in Dale County
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  • Greenwood
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Daleville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Clayhatchee
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Mayhaw
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Mayhaw is located in Miller County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
  • Blakely
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Blakely is located in Early County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,491 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <2>
  • Asbury
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Asbury is located in Dale County
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  • Abbeville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • High Bluff
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • High Bluff is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff

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 Cowarts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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