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 Benefit in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Benefit. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Benefit listed first.
- Leo
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Centerside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Centerside is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerside
- Mossy Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mossy Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Creek
- Cleveland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tesnatee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tesnatee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesnatee
- Heads Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Heads Ferry is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Ferry
- Pleasant Retreat ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Grace ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Aerial
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aerial is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aerial
- Nacoochee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Land ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Glades
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glades is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Glades has also been known as:
- The Glades
- Garland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Alto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Demorest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Halfway ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Cornelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Willow ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Bellton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bellton is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellton
- Lula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clarkesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Murrayville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Airy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Porter Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Porter Springs is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
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 Benefit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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