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 Burns in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Burns. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Burns listed first.
- Grantley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Nances Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Jenkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Piedmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- White Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Oak Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Ladiga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ladiga is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiga
- Merrellton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Jacksonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Spring Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Borden Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Gnatville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gnatville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnatville
- Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Pleasant Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Iron City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Rock Run Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run Station is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Station
- Choccolocco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Heflin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Colvins Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Muscadine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Esom Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Exie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Reaves
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reaves is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reaves
- Sulphur Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
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 Burns, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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