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, Bell had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bell, with the one closest to Bell listed first.
- Gordo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reform
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lubbub
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Fire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Palmetto is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Dillburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dillburg is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillburg
- Moore's Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moore's Bridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Bridge
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Olney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Benevola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Millport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newtonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newtonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Kennedy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Romulus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Romulus is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Coker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
- Mantua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fernbank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Samantha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Bigbee Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bigbee Valley is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee Valley
- Kingville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kingville is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingville
- Pleasant Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Sylvan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvan is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Foster's
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Northport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Lexington
(23 miles [37 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 Bell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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