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 Willington in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willington. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willington listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calhoun Mill is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Mill
- Goshen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hester is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- McCormick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leverett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leverett is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Calhoun Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Watts is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Danburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Danburg is located in Wilkes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danburg
- Lincolnton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bradley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Latimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Dyson ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dyson is located in Wilkes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyson
- Broad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Broad is located in Wilkes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Plum Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Agnes ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Agnes is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Cana ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Metasville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Metasville is located in Wilkes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metasville
- Heardmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heardmont is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heardmont
- Tignall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leathersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Leathersville is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathersville
- Double Branches
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Double Branches is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
- Stansell ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stansell is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansell
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 Willington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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