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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hilton Head Island had a population of 108 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Hilton Head Island had a population of 39,619 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hilton Head Island, with the one closest to Hilton Head Island listed first.
- Bluffton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Port Royal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Okatie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pritchardville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tybee Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frogmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beaufort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hardeeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Savannah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coosaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coosaw is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosaw
- Dale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ridgeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Isle of Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
- Wheat Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wheat Hill is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Hill
- Central Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Central Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Junction
- Sheldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Monteith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monteith is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
- Tillman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meinhard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Meinhard is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meinhard
- Tomotley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rincon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rincon is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <2>
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 Hilton Head Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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