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>
Lever itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lever, with the one closest to Lever listed first.
- Bookman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bookman is located in Richland County
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- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant is located in Richland County
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- Jennings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings is located in Fairfield County
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- Rion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ballentine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Irmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <2>
- Simpson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Fairfield County
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- Wallaceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wallaceville is located in Fairfield County
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- Sharp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sharp is located in Richland County
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- White Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leaphart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leaphart is located in Lexington County
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- Killian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Killian is located in Richland County
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- Rockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Fairfield County
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- Ridgeway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winnsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alston is located in Fairfield County
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- Peak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chapin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Lexington County
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- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arthur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
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- Monticello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
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- Cayce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Adger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
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 Lever, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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