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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Abel had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Abel, with the one closest to Abel listed first.
- Chulafinnee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chulafinnee is located in Cleburne County
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- De Armanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Kentuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Delta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Belltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Choccolocco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Heflin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Micaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Anniston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oxanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Silver Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Hopeful
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hopeful is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
- Christiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Blue Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
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- Coldwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
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- Jenifer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jenifer is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenifer
- Eulaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Munford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Milner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
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- White Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
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- Leatherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Bynum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- McElderry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Dingler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dingler is located in Randolph County
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- Edwardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
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 Abel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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