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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 Powelton had a population of 162 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.

  • Mayfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayfield is also located in Hancock County
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  • Barnett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Barnett is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
  • Culverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Culverton is also located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culverton
  • Crawfordville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Norwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • White Plains
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sharon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparta is also located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
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  • Warrenton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Robinson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinson is located in Taliaferro County
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  • Hillman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hillman is located in Taliaferro County
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  • Camak
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Lyneville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lyneville is located in Taliaferro County
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  • Cadley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cadley is located in Warren County
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
  • Siloam
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ruth ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ruth was located in Greene County
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  • Liberty
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Liberty is located in Greene County
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  • Mesena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Little River
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Little River is located in Wilkes County
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  • Tyrone
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
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  • Veazey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Veazey is located in Greene County
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  • Mitchell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Agricola
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Agricola is located in Glascock County
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  • Lindsey ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Lindsey was located in Washington County
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  • Chalker ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chalker was located in Washington County
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  • Gibson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lina ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Lina was located in Wilkes County
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  • Greensboro
    (20 miles [32.2 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 Powelton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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