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 Avon Park Lakes in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Avon Park Lakes. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Avon Park Lakes listed first.
- Avon Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crewsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crewsville is located in Hardee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
- Wauchula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Zolfo Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Meade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Homeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wahneta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wahneta is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahneta
- Calvinia ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calvinia is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvinia
- Bartow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Eagle Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winter Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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 Avon Park Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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