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

  • Lawrenceville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lawrenceville is located in Henry County
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  • Oateston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Oateston is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oateston
  • Cotton Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
  • Otho
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Otho is located in Henry County
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  • Abbeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Tullis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tullis is located in Barbour County
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  • White Oak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • White Oak is located in Barbour County
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  • Eufaula
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clopton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clopton is located in Dale County
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  • Georgetown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Georgetown is located in Quitman County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Shorterville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Shorterville is located in Henry County
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  • Clayton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Gaines
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hatcher
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hatcher is located in Quitman County (GA)
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  • Bertha
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bertha is located in Dale County
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  • Hardwickburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hardwickburg is located in Henry County
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  • Pecan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pecan is located in Clay County (GA)
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  • Louisville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Louisville is located in Barbour County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Batesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Batesville is located in Barbour County
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  • Skipperville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Skipperville is located in Dale County
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  • Howe
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Howe is located in Barbour County
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  • Hawkinsville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County
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  • Clio
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Clio is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
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  • Echo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Echo is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Arguta
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Arguta is located in Dale County
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  • Asbury
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Asbury is located in Dale County
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  • Balkum
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Balkum is located in Henry County
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  • Coleman
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Mount Andrew
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Andrew is located in Barbour County
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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 Richards Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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