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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 in 1895, Braganza had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Braganza, with the one closest to Braganza listed first.

  • Waycross
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Racepond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Racepond is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
  • Needham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Needham is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
  • Blackshear
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Waltertown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Waltertown is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
    • Waltertown has also been known as:
    • Watertown
  • Waresboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenmore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Glenmore is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
  • Nahunta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Uptonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Uptonville is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
  • Manor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Patterson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Offerman
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Hortense
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Folkston
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Traders Hill
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
  • Beach
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Beach is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
  • Millwood
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tarboro
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Tarboro is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
    • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
  • Boulogne
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Screven
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bickley
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bickley is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley
  • Homerville
    (29 miles [46.7 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 Braganza, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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