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>
Fort Mountain itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 77 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Mountain, with the one closest to Fort Mountain listed first.
- Spring Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Place
- Spring Place is located in Murray County
- Hasslers Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hasslers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasslers Mill
- Hasslers Mill is located in Murray County
- Dennis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Dawnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Cedar Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Cedar Ridge is located in Whitfield County
- Wells ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Sumac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Norton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Tails Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Ruralvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Fillmore ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Mountaintown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountaintown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaintown
- Mountaintown is located in Gilmer County
- Coosawattee ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coosawattee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosawattee
- Coosawattee is located in Gordon County
- Carters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Beaverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Beaverdale is located in Whitfield County
- Fidelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Buff ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Gordon County
- Cisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Cisco is located in Murray County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <4>
- Dalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Dalton is located in Whitfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <4>
- Tilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Waring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Phelps
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Decora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Wheeler ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Flat Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Flat Branch is located in Gilmer County
- Mills ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Doogan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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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 Mountain, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |