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 Pittsburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Pittsburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Pittsburg listed first.
- Mountain Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Moulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Moulton is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moulton <3>
- Oakville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Jesseton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <3>
- Neel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Landersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersville
- Landersville is located in Lawrence County
- Courtland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Courtland <3>
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Hatton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <3>
- Massey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Decatur Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Junction
- Decatur Junction is located in Limestone County
- Town Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <3>
- Mount Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Cedar Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Hartselle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartselle
- Hartselle is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartselle <3>
- Harris Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Edmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Upshaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Clifty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Ripley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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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 Pittsburg, 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. |