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 Altoona in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Altoona. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Altoona listed first.
- Nix ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bird ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redbud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redbud is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Wynnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Snead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highmound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stanfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stanfield is located in Etowah County
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- Howelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Etowah County
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- Huldah ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Champion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Champion is located in Blount County
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- Steele
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Oneonta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Royal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whitney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Whitney is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- McLarty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Littleton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Bright Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Tappan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tappan is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
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 Altoona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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