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 Mount Vernon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mount Vernon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Loveless
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Portersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Sand Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Collinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <3>
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Collbran
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Leonard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- 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>
- Round Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Wills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Dawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Cotnam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Mackey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Hurley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Floy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Chumley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Luna ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Slackland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Lydia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Skirum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Maple Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Centre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Fort Payne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- 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>
- Crossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
- Crossville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <3>
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Tabor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Plano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Cedar Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 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>
- Chavies
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Geraldine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraldine
- Geraldine is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geraldine <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for DeKalb County: www.dekalbcountyal.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 Mount Vernon, 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. |