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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 in 1895, Youngs had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Youngs, with the one closest to Youngs listed first.

  • Walthrall ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Walthrall is located in Polk County
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  • Dugdown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dugdown is located in Haralson County
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  • Felton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cedartown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fish
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fish is located in Polk County
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  • Grady ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grady is located in Polk County
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
  • Little Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Creek is located in Haralson County
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  • Fish Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fish Creek is located in Polk County
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  • Lake Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lake Creek is located in Polk County
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  • Greenway ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Greenway is located in Polk County
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  • Esom Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Poplar Springs is located in Haralson County
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  • Prior
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Prior is located in Polk County
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  • Etna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Etna is located in Polk County
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
  • Rockmart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Ore ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Ore is located in Polk County
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  • Hamlet ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamlet is located in Polk County
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  • Seney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Seney is located in Polk County
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
  • Brice
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Brice is located in Floyd County
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  • Cave Spring
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Reeseburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Reeseburg is located in Floyd County
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  • Tecumseh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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  • Draketown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Draketown is located in Haralson County
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  • Vans Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Vans Valley is located in Floyd County
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  • Yorkville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Yorkville is located in Paulding County
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  • Bluffton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bluffton is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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  • Palestine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
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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 Youngs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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