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, Whetstone had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Whetstone, with the one closest to Whetstone listed first.
- Mountain Rest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Mountain is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Battle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Battle Creek is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Walhalla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tallulah Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tugaloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Westminster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scaly Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tiger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Highlands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Retreat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Retreat is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Turnerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jocassee ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jocassee is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jocassee
- Eastatoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eastatoe is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastatoe
- Otto
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blalock
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blalock is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock
- Persimmon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Persimmon is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon
- Oakway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Cashiers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Whetstone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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