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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>
While we didn't find Prospect in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Prospect. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Jewelville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jewelville is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewelville
- Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Hollingsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hollingsworth is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth
- Red Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Mount Airy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Homer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arp is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Salubrity ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Salubrity is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salubrity
- Cornelia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carnesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Alto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Martin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Demorest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Erastus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Erastus is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Cromers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Anandale ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Anandale is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
- Clarkesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heads Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heads Ferry is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Ferry
- Fort Lamar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Lamar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lamar
- Lavonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bellton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bellton is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellton
- Gillsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turnerville
(16 miles [25.7 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 Prospect, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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