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 Burmah in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Burmah. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Burmah listed first.
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bibbville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bibbville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville
- Blocton Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
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- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Green Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Giles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Giles is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Scottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
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- Chamblee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chamblee is located in Tuscaloosa County
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- Boothton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boothton is located in Shelby County
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- Anita
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Anita is located in Shelby County
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- Tannehill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
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- Gurnee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gurnee is located in Shelby County
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- Dudley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dudley is located in Tuscaloosa County
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- Yolande
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yolande is located in Tuscaloosa County
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- Centreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- Hagler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
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- Brookwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coaling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Ashby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
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- Brierfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dogwood is located in Shelby County
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- Montevallo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tulse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
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- Bamford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Sumter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sumter is located in Jefferson 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 Burmah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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