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 Orton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Orton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Orton listed first.
- Normantown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bennett ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett is located in Gilmer County
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- Stumptown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
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- Cedarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Braxton County
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- Progress ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
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- Hope ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Braxton County
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- Staten
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
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- De Kalb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
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- German ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- German is located in Braxton County
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- Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
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- Glenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Calhoun County
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- Sycamore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Calhoun County
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- Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Home is located in Braxton County
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- Cutlips
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cutlips is located in Braxton County
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- White Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Pine is located in Calhoun County
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- Sleith ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
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- Copen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Copen is located in Braxton County
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- Truebada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
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- Grantsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tanner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tanner is located in Gilmer County
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- Mount Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in Calhoun County
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- Arnoldsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
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- Nobe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nobe is located in Calhoun County
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- Stouts Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
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- Sand Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Altizer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Altizer 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 Orton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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