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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 Youngs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Youngs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Youngs listed first.

  • Owings
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Owings is located in Laurens County
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  • Gray Court
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodruff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Barksdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Barksdale is located in Laurens County
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  • Enoree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hillsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hillsville is located in Spartanburg County
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  • Fountain Inn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ora is located in Laurens County
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  • Hobbyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hobbyville is located in Spartanburg County
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  • Cashville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cashville is located in Spartanburg County
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  • Switzer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Switzer is located in Spartanburg County
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  • Tylersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
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  • Evinsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Evinsville is located in Spartanburg County
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  • Simpsonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Anchor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Spartanburg County
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  • Moore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fork Shoals
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
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  • Reidville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lickville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lickville is located in Greenville County
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  • Dutchman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Dutchman is located in Spartanburg County
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  • Mauldin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
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  • Pelham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pelham is located in Greenville County
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  • Batesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Batesville is located in Greenville County
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  • Princeton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Princeton is located in Laurens County
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  • Ekom
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ekom is located in Laurens County
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  • Colerain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Colerain is located in Union County
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  • Glenn Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenn Springs is located in Spartanburg County
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  • Golightly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Golightly is located in Spartanburg County
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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 Youngs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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