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 Laurel Falls in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Laurel Falls. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Laurel Falls listed first.
- Clayton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tiger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Persimmon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Persimmon is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon
- Blalock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blalock is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock
- Tallulah Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Battle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Longcreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tugaloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Whetstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whetstone is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Scaly Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turnerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain Rest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Mountain is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Otto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Anandale ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Anandale is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
- Visage ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Visage is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visage
- Highlands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Osborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Osborn is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Clarkesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Scene
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mountain Scene is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Scene
- Aerial
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aerial is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aerial
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Walhalla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shooting Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shooting Creek is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooting Creek
- Nacoochee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Demorest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Westminster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cullasaja
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cullasaja is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullasaja
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hunt is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Hiawassee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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 Laurel Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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