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 Watkinsville had a population of 314 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Watkinsville had a population of 2,962 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Watkinsville, with the one closest to Watkinsville listed first.
- Bishop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- High Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Elder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elder is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Bostwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Winterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Clarksboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksboro
- Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Dowdy ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dowdy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdy
- Stephens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crawford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairplay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplay is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Maxeys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greshamville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greshamville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greshamville
- Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nicholson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Campton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Penfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Penfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Planter
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Watkinsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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