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>
Auraria itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Auraria, with the one closest to Auraria listed first.
- Landrum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Landrum is located in Dawson County
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- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
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- Dahlonega
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dawsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dougherty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dougherty is located in Dawson County
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- Jay ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jay is located in Lumpkin County
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- Halfway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Lumpkin County
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- Murrayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Price
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grace ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
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- Juno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
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- Tesnatee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tesnatee is located in White County
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- Porter Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Porter Springs is located in Lumpkin County
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- Emma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Emma is located in Dawson County
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- Barrettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chestatee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Land ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Retreat ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in White County
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- Willow ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Johntown is located in Dawson County
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- Coal Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coal Mountain is located in Forsyth County
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- Suches
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Amicalola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amicalola is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicalola
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 Auraria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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