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 America in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of America. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to America listed first.
- Parrish
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cordova
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jasper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coal Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gamble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Lowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Edgil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Townley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Corona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Porter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Jefferson County
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- Saragossa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Powellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Short Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Linn Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Linn Crossing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Crossing
- Toadvine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Marylee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wiley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Sloan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sloan is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Carbon Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blossburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blossburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
- Cardiff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Ardell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 America, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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