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 McGowans Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of McGowans Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to McGowans Ferry listed first.
- Columbia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cayce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leaphart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leaphart is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaphart
- Spring Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Arthur
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Irmo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Pineridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Childs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Childs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Bookman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bookman is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
- Killian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Killian is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Ballentine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lever ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lever is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever
- Sharp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp is located in Richland County
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- Hopkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gaston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- White Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jennings is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Wallaceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallaceville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
- Weston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Congaree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Congaree is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congaree
- Chapin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Swansea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Simpson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Simpson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Rion
(19 miles [30.6 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 McGowans Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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