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 Lynch in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lynch. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lynch listed first.
- Nacoochee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Aerial
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aerial is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aerial
- Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Mountain Scene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Scene is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Scene
- Mossy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mossy Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Creek
- Heads Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Heads Ferry is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Ferry
- Demorest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anandale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anandale is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
- Pleasant Retreat ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Centerside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Centerside is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerside
- Turnerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Choestoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Willow ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Tesnatee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tesnatee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesnatee
- Visage ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Visage is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visage
- Cornelia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Airy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blalock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blalock is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock
- Osborn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Osborn is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Porter Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Porter Springs is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Grace ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Alto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Longview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Tallulah Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tiger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Persimmon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Persimmon is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon
- Hood ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
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 Lynch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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