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)
- Jenkinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Little Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pomaria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawkins
- Dawkins is located in Fairfield County
- Walton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Walton is located in Newberry County
- Ballentine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennings have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jennings is located in Fairfield County
- Bookman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bookman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
- Bookman is located in Richland County
- Strother
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strother have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strother
- Strother is located in Fairfield County
- Rion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reuben ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reuben have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
- Reuben is located in Newberry County
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sondleys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Prosperity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lever ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lever have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever
- Lever is located in Richland County
- Glymphville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glymphville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Ella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ella have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Blair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Rockton is located in Fairfield County
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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. |