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 Bessemer had a population of 4,544 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bessemer had a population of 26,043 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bessemer, with the one closest to Bessemer listed first.
- Sloss
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sloss is located in Jefferson County
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- Brickyard Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brickyard Junction is located in Jefferson County
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- Old Jonesboro
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodward Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodward Junction is located in Jefferson County
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- Blue Creek Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
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- McAdory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McAdory is located in Jefferson County
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- Collins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Collins is located in Jefferson County
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- Hillman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillman is located in Jefferson County
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- Ware
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
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- Dolomite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
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- Chinn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chinn is located in Jefferson County
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- McCalla
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Jefferson County
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- Oxmoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Duncan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
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- Ishkooda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
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- Powderly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powderly is located in Jefferson County
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- Spaulding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spaulding is located in Jefferson County
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- Wylam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Adger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bamford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
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- Tacoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
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- Ensley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falliston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Pratt Mines ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Bessemer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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