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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Alston had a population of 108 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alston, with the one closest to Alston listed first.
- Peak
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Peak is located in Newberry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <2>
- Jenkinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Jenkinsville is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsville <2>
- Wallaceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallaceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
- Wallaceville is located in Fairfield County
- Chapin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Chapin is located in Lexington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <2>
- Little Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
- Little Mountain is located in Newberry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Mountain <2>
- Pomaria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomaria
- Pomaria is located in Newberry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomaria <2>
- White Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- White Rock is located in Richland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Rock <2>
- Monticello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Slighs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Dawkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Walton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Ballentine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Ballentine is located in Richland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballentine <2>
- Jennings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Bookman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Strother
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Rion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rion
- Rion is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rion <2>
- Reuben ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Sondleys ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Prosperity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Newberry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosperity <2>
- Lever ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Glymphville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glymphville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Ella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Blair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Blair is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <2>
- Irmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <2>
- Rockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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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 Alston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |