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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prentiss have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
- Prentiss is located in Appling County
- Brentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Brentwood is located in Wayne County
- Pine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Appling County
- Graham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Appling County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Altamaha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamaha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha
- Altamaha is located in Tattnall County
- Former name for Altamaha:
- Atamaha
- Johnsonville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Johnsonville is located in Appling County
- English Eddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
- English Eddy is located in Toombs County
- Odum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ritch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritch
- Ritch is located in Wayne County
- Tison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison
- Tison is located in Tattnall County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Reidsville is located in Tattnall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <2>
- Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Beach is located in Ware County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Lumber City is located in Telfair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <2>
- Doctortown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doctortown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
- Doctortown is located in Wayne County
- Birdford ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdford
- Birdford is located in Tattnall County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Appling County: www.baxley.org/site/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |