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 Pontiac in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Pontiac. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Pontiac listed first.
- Killian
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Killian is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Sharp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Childs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Childs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Ridgeway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Congaree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Congaree is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congaree
- Boykin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boykin is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Longtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Longtown is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Lever ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lever is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever
- Cayce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hagood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hagood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Stockton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stockton is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Leaphart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Leaphart is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaphart
- Weston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Bookman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bookman is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
- Rembert
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cantey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cantey is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantey
- Jennings
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Arthur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Rion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Irmo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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>
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 Pontiac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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