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 De Kalb had a population of 102 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from De Kalb, with the one closest to De Kalb listed first.
- Tanner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tanner is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Pine is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- Henrietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Normantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nobe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nobe is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobe
- Staten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stumptown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newberne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bennett ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bennett is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Lawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Truebada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Big Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Big Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Grantsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cedarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coxs Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coxs Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Mills
- Hazelgreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hazelgreen is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen
- Sand Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Sycamore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Hope ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Stouts Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ellis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ellis is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Goffs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goffs is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffs
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Freed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 De Kalb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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