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 Bamberg had a population of 696 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bamberg had a population of 3,160 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bamberg, with the one closest to Bamberg listed first.
- Denmark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Govan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sixty Six
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rowesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Felder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Felder is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felder
- Blackville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
- Ashleigh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ashleigh is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashleigh
- Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
- Ulmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Barnwell County
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- Reynold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reynold is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
- Whaley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ashton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bowman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elko
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Reevesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sawyerdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyerdale is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyerdale
- Jamison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Williston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
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 Bamberg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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