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 Holmesville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Holmesville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- Wheaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheaton is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- Baxley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Surrency
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prentiss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prentiss is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
- Pine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Brentwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brentwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Graham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Johnsonville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonville is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Ritch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ritch is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritch
- Odum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- English Eddy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- English Eddy is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
- Altamaha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Altamaha is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha
- Former name for Altamaha:
- Atamaha
- Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beach is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Nicholls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Offerman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Screven
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tison is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison
- Patterson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bickley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bickley is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley
- Jesup
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lumber City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackshear
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Waltertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waltertown is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
- Waltertown has also been known as:
- Watertown
- Doctortown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Doctortown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
- Glennville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reidsville
(28 miles [45.1 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 Holmesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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