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 Layton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Layton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Layton listed first.
- Folkston
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Traders Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
- Boulogne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Uptonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Uptonville is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
- Kings Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
- Hilliard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkins is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Racepond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Racepond is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
- Evergreen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Tarboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Callahan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Italia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Italia is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italia
- Crawford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Crawford is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Crandall
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crandall is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Braganza
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Braganza is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braganza
- Saint Marys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nahunta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chester is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ella Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
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 Layton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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