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 Murray Shores in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake Murray Shores. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake Murray Shores listed first.
- Ella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Slighs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Prosperity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chapin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Leesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Batesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- White Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pomaria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ballentine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
- Wallaceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallaceville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
- Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Silverstreet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monetta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Samaria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Samaria is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Irmo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
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- Jenkinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Ridge Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Leaphart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Leaphart is located in Lexington County
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- Bookman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bookman is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
- Walton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Walton is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Reuben ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Reuben is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
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 Murray Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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