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

  • Glenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cedarville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cedarville is also located in Gilmer County
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  • Truebada
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Truebada is also located in Gilmer County
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  • Sand Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sand Fork is also located in Gilmer County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Stouts Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Stouts Mills is also located in Gilmer County
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  • Normantown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bennett ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bennett was located in Gilmer County
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  • Hope ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hope was located in Braxton County
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  • Copen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Copen is located in Braxton County
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  • Ellis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellis is also located in Gilmer County
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  • De Kalb
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • De Kalb is also located in Gilmer County
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  • Hyers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hyers is located in Braxton County
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  • Alice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Alice is also located in Gilmer County
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  • German ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • German was located in Braxton County
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  • Cutlips
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cutlips is located in Braxton County
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  • Tanner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tanner is also located in Gilmer County
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  • Stumptown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Stumptown is also located in Gilmer County
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  • Progress ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Progress was located in Braxton County
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  • Burnsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Troy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Troy is also located in Gilmer County
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  • Chapel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Chapel is located in Braxton County
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  • Coxs Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Coxs Mills is also located in Gilmer County
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  • Home
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Home is located in Braxton County
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  • Newberne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Newberne is also located in Gilmer County
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  • White Pine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • White Pine is located in Calhoun County
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  • Henrietta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Henrietta is located in Calhoun County
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  • Staten
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Staten is located in Calhoun 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 Let, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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