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 Wheaton had a population of 74 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wheaton, with the one closest to Wheaton listed first.
- Baxley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Surrency
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prentiss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prentiss is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
- Brentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brentwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Pine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Graham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Altamaha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Altamaha is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha
- Former name for Altamaha:
- Atamaha
- Johnsonville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Johnsonville is located in Appling County
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- English Eddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- English Eddy is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
- Odum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ritch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ritch is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritch
- Tison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tison is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison
- Screven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glennville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reidsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beach is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Jesup
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Offerman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Doctortown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Doctortown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
- Birdford ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Birdford is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdford
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 Wheaton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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