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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 Bristow in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bristow. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bristow listed first.

  • Mackey
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mackey is located in Cherokee County
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  • Leesburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sand Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Leonard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Leonard is located in Cherokee County
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  • Slackland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Slackland is located in Cherokee County
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  • Maple Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Maple Grove is located in Cherokee County
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  • Round Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County
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  • Plano
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Plano is located in Cherokee County
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  • Centre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Collinsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Hill ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Hill is located in Etowah County
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  • Tabor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Tabor is located in Etowah County
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  • Portersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Portersville is located in DeKalb County
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  • Loveless
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Loveless is located in DeKalb County
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  • Turkeytown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
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  • Chumley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Chumley is located in DeKalb County
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  • Keener
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Keener is located in Etowah County
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  • Coat's Bend
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
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  • Ricks ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ricks is located in Cherokee County
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  • Moshat
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Moshat is located in Cherokee County
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  • Cedar Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hurley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hurley is located in Cherokee County
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  • Cotnam
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
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  • Lebanon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
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  • Dawson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dawson is located in DeKalb County
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  • Marcus ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Marcus is located in DeKalb County
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  • Yancy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Yancy is located in Etowah County
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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 Bristow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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