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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 Sandy Run in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sandy Run. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sandy Run listed first.

  • Sparta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Meriwether
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Milledgeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Linton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Linton is located in Hancock County
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  • Nona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Nona is located in Putnam County
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  • Dennis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dennis is located in Putnam County
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  • Liberty
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Liberty is located in Greene County
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  • Culverton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Culverton is located in Hancock County
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  • Spivey ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Spivey is located in Putnam County
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  • Ruth ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ruth is located in Greene County
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  • Eatonton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Deepstep
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • White Plains
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Clopton ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Clopton is located in Putnam County
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  • Brown's Crossing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
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  • Lindsey ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lindsey is located in Washington County
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  • Veazey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Veazey is located in Greene County
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  • Hebron
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hebron is located in Washington County
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  • Note
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note is located in Putnam County
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  • Warthen
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mayfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayfield is located in Hancock County
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  • Powelton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Powelton is located in Hancock County
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  • Siloam
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Willard
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Willard is located in Putnam County
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  • Stanfordville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Stanfordville is located in Putnam County
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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 Sandy Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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