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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Matthews had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Stellaville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stellaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellaville
- Noah
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Keysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wrens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blythe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stapleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Avondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Bath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bath is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Avera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Drone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Berzelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Berzelia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berzelia
- Harlem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dearing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hephzibah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sawdust
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bastonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bastonville is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastonville
- Louisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rosier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gibson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Boneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Grovetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Waynesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Matthews, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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