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 Shewbird in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shewbird. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shewbird listed first.
- Campagne ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Campagne is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campagne
- Hayesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Warne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Welch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Welch is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
- Elf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elf is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Young Harris
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hiawassee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Tusquitee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tusquitee is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusquitee
- Trackrock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trackrock is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trackrock
- Brasstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Peachtree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peachtree is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Caldwell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Caldwell is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Osborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Osborn is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Shooting Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shooting Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooting Creek
- Visage ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Visage is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visage
- Blairsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hood ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hood is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Mountain Scene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Scene is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Scene
- Marble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tomotla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tomotla is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotla
- Murphy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coalville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Andrews
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Choestoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Choestoe is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
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 Shewbird, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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