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>
Visage itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Visage, with the one closest to Visage listed first.
- Osborn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Osborn is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Mountain Scene
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Scene is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Scene
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Hiawassee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shooting Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shooting Creek is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooting Creek
- Elf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elf is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Blalock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blalock is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock
- Persimmon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Persimmon is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon
- Campagne ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Campagne is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campagne
- Young Harris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hayesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trackrock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Trackrock is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trackrock
- Caldwell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Caldwell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Tusquitee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tusquitee is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusquitee
- Welch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Welch is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
- Warne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hood ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Tiger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Choestoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Clayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blairsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nacoochee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Aerial
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Aerial is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aerial
- Otto
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brasstown
(18 miles [29 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 Visage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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