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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>

While we didn't find Brasstown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brasstown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brasstown listed first.

  • Longcreek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Battle Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Battle Creek is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
  • Tugaloo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Tugaloo is located in Habersham County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
  • Harbin ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Harbin is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
  • Whetstone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Whetstone is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
  • Tallulah Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Westminster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Walhalla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Rest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Turnerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • West Union
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Richland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Retreat
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Retreat is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
  • Pine Mountain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pine Mountain is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
  • Clayton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clayton is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <2>
  • Tiger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tiger is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiger <2>
  • Anandale ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Anandale is located in Habersham County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
  • Oakway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakway is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
  • Seneca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Salem
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarkesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Scaly Mountain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Martin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Martin is located in Stephens County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <2>
  • Persimmon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Persimmon is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon
  • Blalock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Blalock is located in Rabun County (GA)
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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 Brasstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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