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 Big Oak in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Oak. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Oak listed first.
- Price
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Murrayville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Halfway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Land ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Landrum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Landrum is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Gainesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chestatee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Dougherty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dougherty is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
- White Sulphur Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oscarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
- Dahlonega
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glades
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glades is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Glades has also been known as:
- The Glades
- Grace ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Tesnatee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tesnatee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesnatee
- Silver City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Dawsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coal Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Mountain is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mountain
- Flowery Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Centerside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centerside is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerside
- Pleasant Retreat ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
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 Big Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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