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, Cambridge had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
- Rockdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rockdale
- From Cambridge to Rockdale
- Lamar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Newell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Wedowee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedowee
- Wedowee is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wedowee <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wedowee
- From Cambridge to Wedowee
- Milner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Milner
- From Cambridge to Milner
- Lofty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Haywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Sewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Sewell is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sewell
- From Cambridge to Sewell
- Micaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Micaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Micaville
- From Cambridge to Micaville
- West
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- West is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West
- From Cambridge to West
- Potash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Waldrep
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Graham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Graham
- From Cambridge to Graham
- Dingler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Ofelia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ofelia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ofelia
- From Cambridge to Ofelia
- Omaha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Hightower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hightower
- From Cambridge to Hightower
- Christiana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Christiana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Christiana
- From Cambridge to Christiana
- Cornhouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - High Shoals
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Shoals. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to High Shoals
- From Cambridge to High Shoals
- Frolona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Frolona
- From Cambridge to Frolona
- Delta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Clay County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Delta
- From Cambridge to Delta
- Malone Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malone Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Wehadkee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Rockalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Joel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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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 Cambridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |