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, Newell had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Newell, with the one closest to Newell listed first.
- Lofty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Lamar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Milner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Graham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Randolph County
- Sewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Hightower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Micaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Wedowee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- 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 <4>
- Haywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Waldrep
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Potash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Omaha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Joel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Christiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Christiana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- West
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Bowdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
- Bowdon is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <4>
- Dingler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Ofelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Frolona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Rockalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Victory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Cornhouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - High Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- 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.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Hopewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Chulafinnee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chulafinnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulafinnee
- Chulafinnee is located in Cleburne County
- Delta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Clay County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
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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 Newell, 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> | 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. |
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