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 Elgin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Elgin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Elgin listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Primus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Cut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Cut is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cut
- Caskey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Landsford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Landsford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsford
- Fort Lawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kershaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taxahaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Taxahaw is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taxahaw
- Tradesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tradesville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
- Walkersville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walkersville is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
- Liberty Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Dudley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dudley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Van Wyck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bascomville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bascomville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascomville
- Rossville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rossville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Westville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Altan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Waxhaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Richburg
(17 miles [27.4 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 Elgin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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