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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 Don in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Don. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Don listed first.

  • Braswell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Braswell is located in Paulding County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Rockmart
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Red Ore ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Ore is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ore
  • Posco ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Posco is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posco
  • Yorkville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Yorkville is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
  • Taylorsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • McPherson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McPherson is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
  • Remus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Remus is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remus
  • Hamlet ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamlet is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Pumpkin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pumpkin is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin
  • McGinnis ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • McGinnis is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis
  • Fish Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fish Creek is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
  • Stilesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
    • Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
  • Fish
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fish is located in Polk County
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  • Seney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Seney is located in Polk County
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
  • Grady ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Grady is located in Polk County
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
  • Rollins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rollins is located in Paulding County
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  • Dallas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dallas is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,388 people
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  • Euharlee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Etta ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Etta is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
  • Ligon ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ligon is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
    • Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
  • Malbone ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Malbone is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malbone
  • Brice
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brice is located in Floyd County
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  • Draketown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Draketown is located in Haralson County
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  • New Hope
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • New Hope is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
  • Chulio
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chulio is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulio

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