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)
- Esquiline is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esquiline
- Fort Mitchell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Muscogee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Muscogee is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
- Cottage Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Mills is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Mills
- Girard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Girard is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Ochillee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
- Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
- Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oswichee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Ladonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Halloca ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
- Cusseta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schatulga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schatulga is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schatulga
- Loflin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eelbeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eelbeck is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eelbeck
- Seale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orletta ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Orletta is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orletta
- Flat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Green Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Smith's Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Louvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Manta is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manta
- Ida Vesper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Midland
(15 miles [24.1 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 Fort Benning, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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