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>
Folks 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 Folks, with the one closest to Folks listed first.
- Dickey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dickey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Morgan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shellman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Leary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cuthbert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Sasser
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Benevolence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Benevolence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolence
- Armena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Armena is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armena
- Parrott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bronwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springvale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Cottondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cottondale is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Pecan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pecan is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
- Damascus
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Leveretts
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Leveretts is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
- Weston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Palmyra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Blakely
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mimsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
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 Folks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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