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 Colbert in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Colbert. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Colbert listed first.
- Dowdy ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dowdy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdy
- Comer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dunlap is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Danielsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paoli
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paoli is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Planter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Cross is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Ila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crawford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Point Peter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Point Peter is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peter
- Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Madison Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
- Hix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hix is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nickville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nickville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickville
- Nicholson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lamar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Lamar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lamar
- Oglesby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oglesby is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
- Bowman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cromers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Watkinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vesta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vesta is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Erastus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Erastus is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Clarksboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clarksboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksboro
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 Colbert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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