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, Ritch had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ritch, with the one closest to Ritch listed first.
- Screven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Offerman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Odum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brentwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Surrency
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jesup
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hortense
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doctortown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doctortown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
- Blackshear
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gardi
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gardi is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardi
- Wheaton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wheaton is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- Baxley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beach is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Waltertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waltertown is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
- Waltertown has also been known as:
- Watertown
- Nahunta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Prentiss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prentiss is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
- Waycross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Tison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tison is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison
- Pine Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Altamaha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Altamaha is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha
- Former name for Altamaha:
- Atamaha
- Waresboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glennville
(29 miles [46.7 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 Ritch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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