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 Olympia in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Olympia. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Olympia listed first.
- Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cayce
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Childs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Childs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Pineridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Arthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Spring Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Leaphart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leaphart is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaphart
- Hopkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gaston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Irmo
(11 miles [17.7 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>
- Killian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Killian is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Weston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Congaree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Congaree is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congaree
- Bookman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bookman is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Sharp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sharp is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Lever ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lever is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever
- Ballentine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swansea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gadsden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jennings is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Wallaceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wallaceville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
- Woodford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Simpson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Simpson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Chapin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
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 Olympia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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