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 Alston in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alston. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alston listed first.
- McGregor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McGregor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
- Higgston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Higgston is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Ailey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- English Eddy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- English Eddy is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
- Vidalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kibbee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kibbee is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbee
- Lumber City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Towns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Towns is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towns
- Johnsonville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Johnsonville is located in Appling County
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- Graham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Altamaha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Altamaha is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha
- Former name for Altamaha:
- Atamaha
- Pine Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Prentiss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Prentiss is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
- Scotland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Reidsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Baxley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Collins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McRae - Helena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McRae
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wheaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wheaton is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- Hatoff ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hatoff is located in Laurens County
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- Helena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Manassas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Walkee ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walkee is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkee
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 Alston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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