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>
Dyson 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 Dyson, with the one closest to Dyson listed first.
- Broad
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Broad is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad
- Danburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Danburg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danburg
- Tignall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stansell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stansell is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansell
- Hester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hester is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Middleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Calhoun Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Heardmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Heardmont is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heardmont
- Mount Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bessie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bessie is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Calhoun Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Calhoun Mill is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Mill
- Latimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Vesta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vesta is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Anon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anon is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anon
- Metasville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Metasville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metasville
- Ruckersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ruckersville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckersville
- Elberton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Watts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watts is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Lincolnton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lowndesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oglesby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oglesby is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
- Concordia ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Concordia is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Coldwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Goss
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Point Peter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Point Peter is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peter
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 Dyson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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