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, Anita had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Anita, with the one closest to Anita listed first.
- Boothton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Gurnee
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Dogwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Tulse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Maylene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maylene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maylene
- Maylene is located in Shelby County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maylene <3>
- Bamford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Blocton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Montevallo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Montevallo is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,098 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montevallo <3>
- Tannehill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Woodstock is located in Bibb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <3>
- Siluria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,374 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <3>
- Green Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Green Pond is located in Bibb County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Pond <3>
- Blocton Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blocton Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Brierfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brierfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brierfield
- Brierfield is located in Bibb County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brierfield <3>
- Falliston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Chamblee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Giles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Ashby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Longview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Tacoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Bibbville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - McCalla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCalla
- McCalla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCalla <3>
- Chinn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Calera
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
- Calera is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <3>
- McAdory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Vance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Vance is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountyalabama.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 Anita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |