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 Mars Bluff had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mars Bluff, with the one closest to Mars Bluff listed first.
- Claussen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Claussen is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussen
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Howe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howe is located in Florence County
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- Laughlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Palmetto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Effingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hyman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hyman is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyman
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Friendfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Latta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Timmonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mont Clare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Syracuse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blossom
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Blossom is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Drake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Floyd
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd is located in Darlington County
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- Philadelphia ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sardis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Zion is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Parnassus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Parnassus is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Dovesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Mars Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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