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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Edison had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Edison had a population of 1,407 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Edison, with the one closest to Edison listed first.
- Dickey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dickey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Bluffton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morgan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Folks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Folks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folks
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cuthbert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shellman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pecan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pecan is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
- Blakely
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Gaines
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Springvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Shorterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Dawson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benevolence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Benevolence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolence
- Hatcher
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mimsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Otho
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Otho is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
- Hardwickburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hardwickburg is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwickburg
- Sasser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colquitt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Parrott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Edison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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