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 Orrs Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Orrs Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Orrs Ferry listed first.
- Big Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Suwanee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Buford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cumming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ocee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Webb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Webb is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Warsaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Duluth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Drew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drew is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Flowery Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coal Mountain is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mountain
- Oscarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
- Alpharetta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chestatee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Sweet Water
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sweet Water is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Lawrenceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grapevine is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Free Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Norcross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
- Chestnut Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hightower
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Silver City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Barrettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Creighton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Creighton is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
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 Orrs Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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