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 Merry Acres in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Merry Acres. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Merry Acres listed first.
- Atlanta Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- New Rome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Lindale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindale
- Lindale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindale <3>
- Rome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <3>
- Silver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Floyd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <3>
- North Rome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rome
- North Rome is located in Floyd County
- Cunningham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Cunningham is located in Floyd County
- Landers ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Reeseburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Freemans ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Oreburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Chulio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Etowah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Dykes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Coosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Coosa is located in Floyd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coosa <3>
- Livingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Floyd County
- Foster Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Mills
- Foster Mills is located in Floyd County
- Brice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Bass Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Lavender
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Vans Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vans Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- Vans Valley is located in Floyd County
- Orsman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Cave Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cave Spring is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave Spring <3>
- Lake Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
- Lake Creek is located in Polk County
- Wilkins ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Hermitage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Fouche
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Shannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Shannon is located in Floyd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shannon <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Floyd County: www.floydcountyga.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 Merry Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |