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 Port Royal had a population of 524 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Port Royal had a population of 14,516 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Port Royal, with the one closest to Port Royal listed first.
- Beaufort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Frogmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hilton Head Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coosaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coosaw is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosaw
- Bluffton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Okatie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sheldon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pritchardville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tomotley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ridgeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hardeeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Salkehatchie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Salkehatchie is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salkehatchie
- Yemassee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- White Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Green Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tillman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ashepoo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ashepoo is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashepoo
- Davidson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davidson is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
- Tybee Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Early Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ritter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hendersonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hendersonville is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
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 Port Royal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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