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, Porter Springs had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Porter Springs, with the one closest to Porter Springs listed first.
- Willow ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Suches
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dahlonega
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Quebec ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quebec is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Pleasant Retreat ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Jay ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jay is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Grace ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Tesnatee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tesnatee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesnatee
- Gaddistown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gaddistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddistown
- Halfway ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Choestoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Leo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Murrayville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Centerside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerside is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerside
- Nacoochee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Hood ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Landrum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Landrum is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Land ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Price
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Mossy Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mossy Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Creek
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 Porter Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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