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 in 1895, Petersburg had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Carters
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
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- Wheeler ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Gordon County
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- Colima
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Colima is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colima
- Coosawattee ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coosawattee is located in Gordon County
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- Wells ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wells is located in Murray County
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- Buff ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
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- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Ranger
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Redbud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redbud is located in Gordon County
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- Fidelle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fidelle is located in Gordon County
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- Igo ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
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- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Bobo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bobo is located in Gordon County
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- Carlisle ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Gilmer County
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- Dennis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dennis is located in Murray County
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- Cash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cash is located in Gordon County
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- Decora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Decora is located in Gordon County
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- Crane Eater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crane Eater is located in Gordon County
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- Tails Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Sonoraville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
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- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Fairmount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ludville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
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- Hinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
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- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine is located in Pickens County
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- Town Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Town Creek is located in Gilmer County
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- Talona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Talona is located in Gilmer County
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- Farmville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
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- Jerusalem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
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- Fort Mountain ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Mountain is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mountain
- Resaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Petersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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