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

  • Esquiline ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esquiline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esquiline
    • Esquiline is located in Muscogee County
  • Fort Mitchell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Muscogee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscogee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
    • Muscogee is located in Muscogee County
  • Cottage Mills ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Mills
    • Cottage Mills is located in Chattahoochee County
  • Girard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Girard is located in Russell County (AL)
  • Ochillee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochillee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
    • Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
  • Columbus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oswichee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oswichee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
    • Oswichee is located in Russell County (AL)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oswichee
    • From Fort Benning to Oswichee
  • Jamestown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Chattahoochee County
  • Ladonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ladonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
    • Ladonia is located in Russell County (AL)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ladonia
    • From Fort Benning to Ladonia
  • Halloca ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halloca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
    • Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
  • Cusseta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Schatulga
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schatulga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schatulga
    • Schatulga is located in Muscogee County
  • Loflin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loflin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
    • Loflin is located in Russell County (AL)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Loflin
    • From Fort Benning to Loflin
  • Eelbeck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eelbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eelbeck
    • Eelbeck is located in Chattahoochee County
  • Seale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
    • Seale is located in Russell County (AL)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seale <3>
  • Orletta ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orletta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orletta
    • Orletta is located in Stewart County
  • Flat Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Flat Rock is located in Muscogee County
  • Green Hill ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Green Hill is located in Stewart County
  • Smith's Station
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Crawford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crawford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in Russell County (AL)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Crawford
    • From Fort Benning to Crawford
  • Omaha
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Union
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Stewart County
  • Louvale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louvale
    • Louvale is located in Stewart County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louvale <3>
  • Manta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manta
    • Manta is located in Chattahoochee County
  • Ida Vesper
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ida Vesper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
    • Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ida Vesper
    • From Fort Benning to Ida Vesper
  • Midland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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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 Fort Benning, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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