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 in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Grays. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Grays listed first.
- Horsegall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Horsegall is located in Hampton County
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- Davidson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davidson is located in Hampton County
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- Early Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cummings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cummings is located in Hampton County
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- Stafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Hampton County
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- Yemassee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Almeda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Almeda is located in Hampton County
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- Varnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tomotley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tomotley is located in Beaufort County
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- Salkehatchie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Salkehatchie is located in Colleton County
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- Scotia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Garnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ridgeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Estill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sheldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brighton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Hampton County
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- Tillman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Luray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coosaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coosaw is located in Beaufort County
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- Islandton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Crocketville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shirley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shirley is located in Hampton County
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- Hendersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hendersonville is located in Colleton County
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- Miley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gifford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Peeples ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Peeples is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeples
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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