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 Lake Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake Forest listed first.
- Glendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Converse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whitney is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Spartanburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cowpens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Golightly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Golightly is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golightly
- Pacolet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairforest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glenn Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glenn Springs is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Springs
- Moore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Campton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Campton is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Jonesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wellford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Switzer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Switzer is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- West Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springs
- Fingerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Inman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reidville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Dutchman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dutchman is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman
- New Prospect
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Duncan
(16 miles [25.7 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 Lake Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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