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 Oliver had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oliver had a population of 228 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oliver, with the one closest to Oliver listed first.
- Halcyondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Halcyondale is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyondale
- Egypt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oaky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oaky is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky
- Captolo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cameron is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
- Eneck ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eneck is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eneck
- Tusculum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tusculum is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arcola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Clito
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goloid
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goloid is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goloid
- Guyton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clyo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shirley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley is located in Hampton County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blitch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blitch is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blitch
- Ivanhoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Sylvania
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Hampton County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Emit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emit is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emit
- Garnett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Marlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jimps
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jimps is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimps
- Stillwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Zeigler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Oliver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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