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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Americus had a population of 6,398 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Americus had a population of 14,987 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Americus, with the one closest to Americus listed first.
- New Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Point is located in Sumter County
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- Gatewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gatewood is located in Sumter County
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- Maddox
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maddox is located in Sumter County
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- Huntington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Sumter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- La Crosse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Parkers ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers is located in Sumter County
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- Lamar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar is located in Sumter County
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- Andersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leslie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Chokee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Drayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Drayton is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
- Fountainville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fountainville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainville
- Cottondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cottondale is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Gooseberry ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gooseberry is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
- Murrays Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Murrays Crossroads is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Crossroads
- Putnam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
- Bronwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oglethorpe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Draneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Preston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Americus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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