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 Swift Creek in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Swift Creek. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Swift Creek listed first.
- Redan
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lithonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stone Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Snapfinger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snapfinger is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
- Clarkston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Panola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Panola is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Conyers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow River ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yellow River is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
- Snellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knob ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Knob is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Decatur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fay ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fay is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
- Richardson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Richardson is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
- Kirkwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kirkwood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Sweet Water
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sweet Water is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Edgewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- East Atlanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlanta
- Constitution
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Constitution is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
- Conley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norcross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Doraville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Swift Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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