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 Mission in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mission. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mission listed first.
- Peachtree
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Peachtree is also located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Brasstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warne
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tomotla
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tomotla is also located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotla
- Hayesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Murphy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Welch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Welch is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
- Marble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coalville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coalville is also located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Campagne ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campagne was located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campagne
- Tusquitee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tusquitee is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusquitee
- Grape Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grape Creek is also located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Young Harris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elf is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Andrews
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trackrock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Trackrock was located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trackrock
- Hiawassee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt was located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Letitia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Letitia is also located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letitia
- Blairsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Caldwell ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Caldwell was located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Ogreeta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ogreeta is also located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Culberson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Culberson is also located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Unaka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Unaka is also located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Shooting Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shooting Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooting Creek
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 Mission, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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