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 Ponderosa Lake in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ponderosa Lake. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ponderosa Lake listed first.
- Marshallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Pope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Perry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reynolds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barrons Lane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barrons Lane is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons Lane
- Heard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Heard is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
- Tharpe ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tharpe is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharpe
- Garden Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Valley is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Knoxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Roberta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Echeconnee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Sandy Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sandy Point is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Elko
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grovania
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grovania is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Kathleen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bonaire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oglethorpe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Walden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Walden is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
- Hayneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hayneville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayneville
- Avondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Butler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ceres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ceres is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
- Dooling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Unadilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Musella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sofkee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sofkee is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sofkee
- Rutland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Lizella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 Ponderosa Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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