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 Athens had a population of 940 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Athens had a population of 28,643 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Athens, with the one closest to Athens listed first.
- Blackburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blackburn is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Hay's Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- O'Neal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neal is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Cartwright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Elkmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gipsy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gipsy is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Poplar Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harris Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sand Spring ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Spring is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- Lentzville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Pettusville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Decatur Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Decatur Junction is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Junction
- Cluttsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cluttsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluttsville
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Mooresville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Rozell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Rozell is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rozell
- Veto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Veto is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- Decatur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Monrovia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jeff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Athens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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