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 Watkins Mill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watkins Mill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watkins Mill listed first.
- Scaly Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Otto
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Mountain is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Clayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cullasaja
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cullasaja is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullasaja
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Rest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blalock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blalock is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock
- Persimmon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Persimmon is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon
- Tiger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whetstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whetstone is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Cashiers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ellijay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Longcreek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Battle Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Big Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Big Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ridge
- Fallcliff
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- Leatherman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Tallulah Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Visage ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Visage is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visage
- Tugaloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shooting Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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 Watkins Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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