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 Willtown Bluff in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willtown Bluff. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willtown Bluff listed first.
- Jacksonboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ashepoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashepoo is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashepoo
- Green Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ritter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ritter is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
- Drawdy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drawdy is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
- White Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- White Hall is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cottageville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hendersonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hendersonville is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
- Frogmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frogmore is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
- Walterboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Coosaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coosaw is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosaw
- Beaufort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salkehatchie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Salkehatchie is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salkehatchie
- Tomotley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tomotley is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
- Yemassee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Port Royal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- James Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- James Island is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
- Ladson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Belvedere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belvedere is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Davidson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Davidson is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
- Otranto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otranto is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
- Ridgeville
(29 miles [46.7 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 Willtown Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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