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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 Arab had a population of 95 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Arab had a population of 8,406 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Arab, with the one closest to Arab listed first.

  • Joppa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Strawberry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Strawberry is located in Blount County
  • Grassy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grassy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
    • Grassy is located in Marshall County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Grassy
    • From Arab to Grassy
  • Friendship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Red Hill is located in Marshall County
  • Diamond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
    • Diamond is located in Marshall County
  • Hulaco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hulaco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
    • Hulaco is located in Morgan County
  • Oleander
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oleander have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
    • Oleander is located in Marshall County
  • Union Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Baileyton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Summit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Blount County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Summit
    • From Arab to Summit
  • Sidney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Sidney is located in Marshall County
  • Warrenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warrenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
    • Warrenton is located in Marshall County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Warrenton
    • From Arab to Warrenton
  • Apple Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apple Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
    • Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Apple Grove
    • From Arab to Apple Grove
  • Brooksville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
    • Brooksville is located in Blount County
  • Hyatt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Street ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Street have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
    • Street is located in Marshall County
  • Manchester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Marshall County
  • Bright Star
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bright Star. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
    • Bright Star is located in Blount County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bright Star
    • From Arab to Bright Star
  • McLarty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McLarty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
    • McLarty is located in Blount County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to McLarty
    • From Arab to McLarty
  • Guntersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Briscoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Briscoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
    • Briscoe is located in Morgan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Briscoe
    • From Arab to Briscoe
  • Holly Pond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tappan ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
    • Tappan is located in Blount County
  • Highmound
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Horton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Horton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Horton is located in Marshall County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Horton
    • From Arab to Horton
  • Cottonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
    • Cottonville is located in Marshall County

The official website for Arab: www.arabcity.org/

The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallco.org/www/

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 Arab, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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.




 

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