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

  • Chapel Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Lithia Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Douglasville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Tell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tell is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
  • Austell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Brownsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownsville is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Rivertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rivertown is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
  • Mableton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Winston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lester is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
  • Ben Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ben Hill is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hill
  • Powder Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rico
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rico is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
    • Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
  • Hiram
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hiram is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiram <2>
  • Nebo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nebo is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
  • McWhorter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • McWhorter is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
  • Fairburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Oak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Chattahoochee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chattahoochee is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee
  • East Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bolton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bolton is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Gilmore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilmore is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
  • Hannah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hannah is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
  • Palmetto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Smyrna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lost Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lost Mountain is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Mountain
  • Villa Rica
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Tara Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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