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, Alta had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alta, with the one closest to Alta listed first.
- Berry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Corona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bankston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wiley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wiley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Townley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Stough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stough is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stough
- Parrish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Carbon Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kansas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Newtonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Samantha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saragossa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eldridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gamble
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Edgil
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Texas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Texas is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Cordova
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Allen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Covin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Covin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covin
- Moore's Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moore's Bridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Bridge
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 Alta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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