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 Afton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Afton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Afton listed first.
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Johntown is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Emma
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Emma is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Juno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Juno is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Amicalola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Amicalola is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicalola
- Marble Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mica is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
- Dawsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nelson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tickanetley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Jay ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jay is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Ophir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Cartecay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cartecay is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartecay
- Barrettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Roy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Ball Ground
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hightower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hightower is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Silver City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Dougherty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dougherty is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
- Creighton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Creighton is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
- Landrum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Landrum is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Talking Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dahlonega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Pisgah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
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 Afton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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