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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 Aden in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Aden. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Aden listed first.

  • Anita
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Anita is located in Shelby County
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  • Boothton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Boothton is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothton
  • Gurnee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gurnee is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
  • Blocton ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blocton is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
  • Dogwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dogwood is located in Shelby County
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  • Woodstock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Montevallo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Maylene
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Tulse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tulse is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
  • Bamford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bamford is located in Shelby County
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  • Tannehill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
  • Green Pond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brierfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Blocton Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ashby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Chamblee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chamblee is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblee
  • Giles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Giles is located in Bibb County
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  • Bibbville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bibbville is located in Bibb County
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  • Siluria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Helena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Longview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Longview is located in Shelby County
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  • Falliston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Falliston is located in Shelby County
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  • Tacoa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tacoa is located in Shelby County
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  • Morgan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Morgan is located in Jefferson County
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  • McCalla
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Vance
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Vance is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <2>

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 Aden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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