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 Laurens in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Laurens. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Laurens listed first.
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ora
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ora is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Barksdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barksdale is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ekom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tylersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gray Court
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dover ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Enoree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsville is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Owings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Owings is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings
- Mount Gallagher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Huntington ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Huntington is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Brewerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brewerton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewerton
- Cross Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cross Anchor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Renno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Evinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evinsville is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evinsville
- Hobbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hobbyville is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbyville
- Kinards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Cross Keys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Fountain Inn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodruff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Laurens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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