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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gatewood had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.

  • Huntington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntington is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Maddox
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Maddox is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
  • Parkers ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkers is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
  • Americus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sumter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
  • Lamar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lamar is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
  • Leslie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • De Soto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • New Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • New Point is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
  • Smithville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • La Crosse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • La Crosse is located in Schley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
  • Chokee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chokee is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
  • Cobb
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Andersonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Former name for Andersonville:
    • Anderson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <2>
  • Plains
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Drayton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Drayton is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
  • Ellaville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendship
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Friendship is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Cottondale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottondale is located in Terrell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
  • Bronwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fountainville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Fountainville is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainville
  • Byromville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Gooseberry ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Gooseberry is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
  • Leesburg
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Warwick
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dooling
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dooling is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Oglethorpe
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

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 Gatewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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