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 Smithonia in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Smithonia. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Smithonia listed first.
- Dunlap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Comer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dowdy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dowdy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdy
- Sandy Cross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Cross is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Paoli
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paoli is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Crawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carlton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Danielsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Point Peter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Point Peter is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peter
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oglesby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oglesby is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
- Nickville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nickville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickville
- Planter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Vesta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vesta is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Ila
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Madison Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
- Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Hix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hix is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Watkinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maxeys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Lamar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Lamar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lamar
- Anon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anon is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anon
- Goss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Dewy Rose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Smithonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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