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 Nelson had a population of 266 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Nelson had a population of 1,395 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Nelson, with the one closest to Nelson listed first.
- Ball Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marble Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mica
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mica is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
- Sharp Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sharp Top is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Top
- Ophir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Jasper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keithsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keithsburg is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keithsburg
- Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Creighton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Creighton is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
- Free Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Hightower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hightower is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Waleska
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Talking Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barrettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Juno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Juno is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Emma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emma is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johntown is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Jerusalem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Amicalola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Amicalola is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicalola
- Blaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Hinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Hickory Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Batesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Batesville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Drew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Drew is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Silver City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Dawsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ludville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
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 Nelson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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