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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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cowden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
    • Cowden is located in Aiken County
  • Jackson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • McBean
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBean have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBean
    • McBean is located in Richmond County (GA)
  • Hawthorne ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
    • Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
  • Shell Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
    • Shell Bluff is located in Burke County (GA)
  • Beech Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Talatha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
    • Talatha is located in Aiken County
  • Greenland ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Greenland is located in Barnwell County
  • Adams ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Richmond County (GA)
  • Adventure ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adventure have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
    • Adventure is located in Richmond County (GA)
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hattieville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
    • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
  • Hamburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Aiken County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Alexander is located in Burke County (GA)
  • Girard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Girard is located in Burke County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <3>
  • Dunbarton ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbarton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
    • Dunbarton is located in Barnwell County
  • Wheless
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheless have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheless
    • Wheless is located in Richmond County (GA)
  • Sardis
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Sardis is located in Burke County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <3>
  • Roseland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roseland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Roseland is located in Aiken County
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
    • Belair is located in Richmond County (GA)
  • Bath
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Richmond County (GA)

The official website for Aiken County: www.aikencounty.net/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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