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)
- Wallaceville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
- 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)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Slighs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Dawkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dawkins is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawkins
- Walton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walton is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Ballentine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jennings is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Bookman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bookman is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
- Strother
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strother is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strother
- Rion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reuben ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reuben is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Prosperity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lever ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lever is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever
- Glymphville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Ella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Blair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Irmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- 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)
- Rockton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
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. |
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