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 Bay Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bay Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bay Springs listed first.
- Centre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Round Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Plano
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plano is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Mackey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mackey is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Sand Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Slackland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Slackland is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackland
- Moshat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
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- Leonard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leonard is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Cedar Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Bomar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bomar is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomar
- Hurley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hurley is located in Cherokee County
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- Oak Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Noah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Loveless
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Loveless is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless
- Gaylesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Turkeytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Coat's Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Key
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Key is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
- Alexis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alexis is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Lawrence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Portersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Portersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Tabor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tabor is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
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 Bay Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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