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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>

Johntown 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 Johntown, with the one closest to Johntown listed first.

  • Amicalola
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Amicalola is located in Dawson County
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  • Emma
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Emma is located in Dawson County
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  • Juno
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Juno is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
  • Marble Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Tickanetley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
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  • Tate
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dawsonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jay ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jay is located in Lumpkin County
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  • Roy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Roy is located in Gilmer County
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  • Cartecay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cartecay is located in Gilmer County
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  • Jasper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mica
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mica is located in Cherokee County
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  • Nelson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ophir
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ophir is located in Cherokee County
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  • Barrettsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
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  • Auraria ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
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  • Newport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Newport is located in Fannin County
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  • Pisgah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pisgah is located in Gilmer County
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  • Ball Ground
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dougherty
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dougherty is located in Dawson County
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  • Talking Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hightower
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hightower is located in Forsyth County
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  • Silver City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver City is located in Forsyth County
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  • Landrum
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Landrum is located in Dawson County
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  • Dahlonega
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Gaddistown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gaddistown is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddistown
  • Talona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Talona is located in Gilmer 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 Johntown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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