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, Lawford had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lawford, with the one closest to Lawford listed first.
- Newberne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Hazelgreen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelgreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen
- Hazelgreen is located in Ritchie County
- Burnt House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Berea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Goffs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Tanner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Coxs Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coxs Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Mills
- Coxs Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Nobe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Holbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - De Kalb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Alice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- White Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Pullman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Smithville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Big Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Calhoun County
- White Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- White Pine is located in Calhoun County
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Conings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Glenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Glenville is located in Gilmer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <3>
- Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Hartley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Freed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Leopold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Harrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <3>
- Cokeleys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Cantwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie 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 Lawford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |