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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>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maddox have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
    • Maddox is located in Sumter County
  • Gatewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
    • Gatewood is located in Sumter County
  • New Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
    • New Point is located in Sumter County
  • Huntington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Sumter County
  • Parkers ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
    • Parkers is located in Sumter County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
    • Cottondale is located in Terrell County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Sumter County
  • Chokee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Parrott
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
    • Parrott is located in Terrell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrott <2>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gooseberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
    • Gooseberry is located in Webster County
  • Dawson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sasser
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sasser have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sasser
    • Sasser is located in Terrell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sasser <2>
  • Friendship
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Sumter County
  • La Crosse
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Crosse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
    • La Crosse is located in Schley County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to La Crosse
    • From Sumter to La Crosse
  • Armena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armena
    • Armena is located in Lee County
  • Andersonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Preston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Leveretts
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leveretts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
    • Leveretts is located in Webster County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Leveretts
    • From Sumter to Leveretts

The official website for Sumter County: www.sumter-ga.com/

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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 Sumter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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