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, Sumter had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sumter, with the one closest to Sumter listed first.
- Smithville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maddox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maddox is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Gatewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gatewood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- New Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Point is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
- Huntington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Parkers ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Parkers is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
- Americus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leslie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cottondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cottondale is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Bronwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lamar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lamar is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Chokee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Parrott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cobb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gooseberry ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gooseberry is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
- Dawson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sasser
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Friendship
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- La Crosse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Armena
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Armena is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armena
- Andersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Preston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leveretts
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Sumter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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