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

  • Whetstone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Whetstone is located in Oconee County (SC)
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  • Mountain Rest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pine Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Mountain is located in Rabun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
  • Longcreek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Battle Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
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  • Clayton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Scaly Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tiger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Walhalla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Highlands
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Tallulah Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Union
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tugaloo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
  • Salem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Salem is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
  • Otto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Harbin ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
  • Westminster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Persimmon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Persimmon is located in Rabun County
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  • Blalock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Blalock is located in Rabun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock
  • Turnerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jocassee ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jocassee is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jocassee
  • Cashiers
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Richland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Retreat
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Retreat is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
  • Eastatoe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Eastatoe is located in Pickens County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastatoe

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