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 in 1895, James Island had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, James Island had a population of 12,226 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from James Island, with the one closest to James Island listed first.
- Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belvedere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belvedere is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Wando
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Otranto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ladson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Holly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Summerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Huger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jacksonboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
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 James Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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