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 in 1895, Watts had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Watts, with the one closest to Watts listed first.
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Latimer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Calhoun Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dover ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Hester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hester is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Calhoun Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Calhoun Mill is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Mill
- Mount Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Darraugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darraugh is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darraugh
- Lowndesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Antreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Heardmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Heardmont is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heardmont
- Cana ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Level Land
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Due West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stansell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stansell is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansell
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Iva is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <2>
- Dyson ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dyson is located in Wilkes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyson
- Storeville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Storeville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storeville
- Moffitsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moffitsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
- Concordia ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Middleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Hodges
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ruckersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ruckersville is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckersville
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 Watts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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