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>
Island Shoals itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Island Shoals, with the one closest to Island Shoals listed first.
- Worthville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Worthville is located in Butts County
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- Stewart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart is located in Newton County
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- Peeksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peeksville is located in Henry County
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- Stark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stark is located in Butts County
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- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
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- Starrsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Starrsville is located in Newton County
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- Jenkinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Smiths Mill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths Mill is located in Jasper County
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- Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Almon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Almon is located in Newton County
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- Locust Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McDonough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Flovilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Henry County
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- Indian Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs is located in Butts County
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- Newborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Luella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Luella is located in Henry County
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- Maxwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Jasper County
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- Alcovy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alcovy is located in Newton County
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- Richardson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson is located in Rockdale County
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- Tunis ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
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- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Flippen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Flippen is located in Henry County
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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 Island Shoals, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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