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 Laura in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Laura. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Laura listed first.
- Hood ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Choestoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Blairsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Trackrock ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Trackrock is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trackrock
- Quebec ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Quebec is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Young Harris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Suches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Welch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Welch is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
- Mountain Scene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Scene is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Scene
- Gaddistown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gaddistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddistown
- Willow ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Hiawassee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campagne ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campagne is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campagne
- Warne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Porter Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Porter Springs is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Nacoochee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Osborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Osborn is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Craytonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Visage ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Visage is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visage
- Hemp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Brasstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elf is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Hayesville
(16 miles [25.7 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 Laura, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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