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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>

While we didn't find Chamberlin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Chamberlin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Chamberlin listed first.

  • Watkinsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Athens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Winterville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunlap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunlap is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
  • Bishop
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Elder
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Elder is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
  • Dowdy ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dowdy is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdy
  • Eastville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Eastville is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
  • High Shoals
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Crawford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Center is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Rehoboth ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rehoboth is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
  • Stephens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Talasee ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Talasee is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
    • Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
  • Maxeys
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lexington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Clarksboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksboro is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksboro
  • Bostwick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Planter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Planter is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
  • Nicholson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Cross
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Cross is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
  • Comer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Comer is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comer <2>
  • Good Hope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Danielsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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 Chamberlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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