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 Clayton had a population of 280 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Clayton had a population of 2,103 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Tiger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Persimmon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Persimmon is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon
- Blalock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blalock is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock
- Tallulah Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Battle Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Longcreek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scaly Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tugaloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Whetstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whetstone is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Pine Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Mountain is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Otto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Turnerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain Rest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Visage ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Visage is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visage
- Highlands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anandale ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Anandale is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
- Osborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Osborn is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Shooting Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shooting Creek is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooting Creek
- Mountain Scene
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mountain Scene is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Scene
- Clarkesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Aerial
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aerial is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aerial
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Walhalla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cullasaja
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cullasaja is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullasaja
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hiawassee
(20 miles [32.2 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 Clayton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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