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 Congo in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Congo. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Congo listed first.
- Hurley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Round Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County
- Gaylesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaylesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylesville
- Gaylesville is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylesville <3>
- Ringgold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Loveless
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Cedar Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <3>
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Sand Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Broomtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Collbran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Sterling ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Fullerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - New Moon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Portersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Portersville is located in DeKalb County
- Fort Payne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Payne
- Fort Payne is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Payne <3>
- Farill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Starkville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Grover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Leesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <3>
- Centre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Centre is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <3>
- Waterhouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhouse
- Waterhouse is located in Cherokee County
- Chattoogaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chattoogaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Chesterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Chesterfield is located in Cherokee 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 Congo, 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. |