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 Fort Gaines had a population of 1,097 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fort Gaines had a population of 973 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Gaines, with the one closest to Fort Gaines listed first.
- Shorterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Pecan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pecan is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
- Otho
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Otho is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
- Hardwickburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hardwickburg is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwickburg
- Coleman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abbeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bluffton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Hatcher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Balkum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Balkum is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balkum
- Blakely
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edison
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cuthbert
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Springvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Springvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eufaula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tullis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tullis is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullis
- Cotton Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oateston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oateston is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oateston
- Bertha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clopton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clopton is located in Dale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Dickey
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dickey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Headland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Echo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Dale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Morgan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Folks ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Folks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folks
- Benevolence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Benevolence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolence
- White Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
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 Gaines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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