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 Mountain Rest had a population of 15 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mountain Rest, with the one closest to Mountain Rest listed first.
- Whetstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whetstone is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Pine Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Mountain is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Longcreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walhalla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Battle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Scaly Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westminster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jocassee ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jocassee is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jocassee
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eastatoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eastatoe is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastatoe
- Tiger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tallulah Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tugaloo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cashiers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Retreat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Retreat is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Seneca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nine Times
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Otto
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Six Mile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nimmons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nimmons is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
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 Mountain Rest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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