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 Wood Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wood Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wood Ferry listed first.
- Maple Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Plano
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Mackey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Leesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <3>
- Slackland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Centre
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Centre is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <3>
- Oak Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Ricks ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Turkeytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Coat's Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Leonard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Sand Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Moshat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Round Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County
- Reaves
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Gnatville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Tabor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Upton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Hokes Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
- Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <3>
- Bomar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Keener
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Noah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Collinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <3>
- Brice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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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 Wood Ferry, 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. |