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 Wise in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wise. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wise listed first.
- Anon ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Anon is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anon
- Vesta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vesta is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Sandy Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Cross is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Point Peter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Point Peter is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peter
- Philomath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Philomath is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philomath
- Bessie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bessie is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
- Lina ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lina is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lina
- Crawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stephens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maxeys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tignall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bairdstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bairdstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Tyrone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Oglesby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oglesby is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Lyneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lyneville is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyneville
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Broad
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broad is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad
- Comer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Penfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Penfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Union Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Paoli
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paoli is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Dyson ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dyson is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyson
- Dunlap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dunlap is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Nickville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nickville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickville
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 Wise, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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