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 Riverside in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Riverside. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Otto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cullasaja
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cullasaja is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullasaja
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Scaly Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellijay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leatherman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Mountain is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Blalock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blalock is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock
- Persimmon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Persimmon is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon
- Cashiers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shooting Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shooting Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooting Creek
- Fallcliff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- Aquone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aquone is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquone
- Tiger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Big Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Big Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ridge
- Tuckasegee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cullowhee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Visage ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Visage is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visage
- Mountain Rest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Laport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whetstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whetstone is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Cowarts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cowarts is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
- Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Dillsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 Riverside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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