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 Nelson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Nelson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Nelson listed first.
- Cusseta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- River View
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- River View is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- West Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Osanippa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Tuckersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckersburg is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckersburg
- Beulah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Boyds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- LaFayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Bowery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Bowery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bowery
- Mechanicsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Gabbettville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gabbettville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabbettville
- Long Cane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cane is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cane
- Moorefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moorefield is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Whitesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whitesville is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Opelika
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Chewacla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Crowder ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crowder is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Five Points
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Gold Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Wisdoms Store ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wisdoms Store is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdoms Store
- Chapel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Blackman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
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 Nelson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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