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 in 1895, Drake had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Drake, with the one closest to Drake listed first.
- Parnassus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parnassus is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Blenheim
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mont Clare
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Society Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dovesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Floyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Little Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McColl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cash is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Latta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Palmetto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dillon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Mars Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Florence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cheraw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laughlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alfordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Echo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Echo is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
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 Drake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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