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Communities Also Named George ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name George.

Within Ontario, the name George is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Newton County
      • This George is located in Newton County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of George.
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of George [San Bernardino County].
    • Iowa
      • Lyon County
      • This George is located in Lyon County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of George.
    • Kansas
      • Pawnee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of George [Pawnee County].
    • Mississippi
      • Rankin County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of George [Rankin County].
      • Yazoo County
      • This George is located in Yazoo County and lies 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of George.
    • Missouri
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of George [Franklin County].
    • Montana
      • Liberty County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of George [Liberty County].
    • North Carolina
      • Northampton County
      • This George is located in Northampton County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of George.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • This George is located in Clackamas County and lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of George.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of George [Washington County].
    • Texas
      • Madison County
      • This George is located in Madison County and lies 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of George.
    • Virginia
      • Cumberland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of George [Cumberland County].
    • Washington
      • Grant County
      • This George is located in Grant County and lies 1,352 miles [2,175.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of George.

Curious and Interesting Names Near George ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Biota
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biota came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biota
  • English River
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Graham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • James
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • Kelly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
  • Martin
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Oscar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
  • Poland
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland

How Far From George to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as George to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in George and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from George to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 42 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,919 miles [9,525.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,599 miles [7,401.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- George) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in George. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.2194, Longitude: -90.4853    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that George could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 George, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from George to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.204 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.377 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.788 degrees.




 

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