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 Acton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Acton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Acton listed first.
- Tacoa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
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- Pelham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Falliston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
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- Morgan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Jefferson County
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- Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxmoor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
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- Ishkooda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
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- Ware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
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- Spaulding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spaulding is located in Jefferson County
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- Siluria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Powderly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Powderly is located in Jefferson County
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- Duncan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
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- Hillman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillman is located in Jefferson County
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- Woodward Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodward Junction is located in Jefferson County
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- Brickyard Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brickyard Junction is located in Jefferson County
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- Bessemer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sloss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sloss is located in Jefferson County
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- Bamford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
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- Tulse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
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- Blue Creek Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
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- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Shelby County
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- Bridgeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
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- Old Jonesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Old Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County
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- Maylene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ensley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ensley is located in Jefferson County
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- Avondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
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- Birmingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dolomite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collins is located in Jefferson County
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- McCalla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Acton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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