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 Finland in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Finland. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Finland listed first.
- Denmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bamberg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Govan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Govan is located in Bamberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Blackville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
- Whaley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whaley is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Ashleigh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ashleigh is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashleigh
- Reynold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Reynold is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
- Rowesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Felder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Felder is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felder
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sixty Six
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
- Elko
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Branchville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sawyerdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyerdale is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyerdale
- Stilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
- Salley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ulmer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Williston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woodford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
- Jamison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Perry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Finland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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