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 Athens had a population of 8,639 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 1990, Athens had a population of 45,734 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Athens, with the one closest to Athens listed first.
- Winterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Watkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Dunlap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dunlap is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Dowdy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dowdy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdy
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Eastville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksboro
- Bishop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- High Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Planter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elder is located in Oconee County
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- Crawford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rehoboth ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Apple Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Danielsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ila
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hix is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Comer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bostwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Cross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy Cross is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
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 Athens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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