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 Alton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alton listed first.
- Glennville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Birdford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Birdford is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdford
- Tison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tison is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison
- Gum Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Taylors Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Taylors Creek is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Creek
- Odum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doctortown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Doctortown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
- Reidsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood is located in Wayne County
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- Walthourville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hinesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Altamaha
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Altamaha is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha
- Former name for Altamaha:
- Atamaha
- Jesup
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Manassas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Surrency
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flemington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Collins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wheaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wheaton is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- McIntosh
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- McIntosh is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
- Pembroke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Statesborough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
- Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
- Gardi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gardi is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardi
- English Eddy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- English Eddy is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
- Baxley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ritch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ritch is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritch
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 Alton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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