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 Dyson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dyson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dyson listed first.
- Chappells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vaughanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vaughanville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
- Ninety Six
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cross Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Silverstreet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mountville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Meeting Street
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Meeting Street is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting Street
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Lane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Lane is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lane
- Gary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gary is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Kinards
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Jalapa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jalapa is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Bradley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cana ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Dover ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Gallagher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Ekom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Johnston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Prosperity
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Renno
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Renno is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
- Darraugh
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Darraugh is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darraugh
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 Dyson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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