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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 Grays Landing in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Grays Landing. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Grays Landing listed first.

  • Cowden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cowden is located in Aiken County
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  • Jackson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • McBean
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • McBean is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBean
  • Hawthorne ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Shell Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Shell Bluff is located in Burke County (GA)
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  • Beech Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Talatha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Talatha is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
  • Greenland ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Greenland is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Robbins ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Robbins is located in Barnwell County
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  • Adams ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Adams is located in Richmond County (GA)
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  • Adventure ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Adventure is located in Richmond County (GA)
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  • Gracewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hephzibah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Waynesboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Langley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Hattieville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
  • Hamburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamburg is located in Aiken County
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  • Augusta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bath
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Alexander
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Alexander is located in Burke County (GA)
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  • Girard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Girard is located in Burke County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
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  • Dunbarton ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Dunbarton is located in Barnwell County
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  • Wheless
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wheless is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheless
  • Sardis
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Sardis is located in Burke County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <2>
  • Roseland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Roseland is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Aiken
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Graniteville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Belair
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Belair is located in Richmond County (GA)
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  • Bath
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bath is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath

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 Grays Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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