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>
Dowdy itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dowdy, with the one closest to Dowdy listed first.
- Winterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dunlap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dunlap is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Planter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Danielsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Comer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hix is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Nicholson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paoli
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paoli is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Crawford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clarksboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksboro
- Watkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Cross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Cross is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Madison Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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
- Erastus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Erastus is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Point Peter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Point Peter is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peter
- Apple Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Eastville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Nickville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nickville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickville
- 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
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 Dowdy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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