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, Bright Star had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bright Star, with the one closest to Bright Star listed first.
- McLarty
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brooksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Snead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highmound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tappan ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tappan was located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wynnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Huldah was located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reedbrake was located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hyatt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strawberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Horton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sidney is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Bird ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bird was located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Blountsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bartlett was located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Street ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Street was located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Holly Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arab
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Redbud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redbud is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Alice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alice is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Joppa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Bright Star, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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