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 Akron in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Akron. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Akron listed first.
- Evansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Havana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Havana is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Powers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eutaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sawyerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Knoxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Sylvan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sylvan is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Greensboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hull
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hull is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Foster's
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mantua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forkland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Boligee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Romulus
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Romulus is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Englewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Englewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Lewiston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hebron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Hebron is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hebron
- Whitsitt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitsitt is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsitt
- Benevola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Greene
(20 miles [32.2 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 Akron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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