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, Clay had a post office and no railroad service. In 2015, Clay had a population of 9,655 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Clay, with the one closest to Clay listed first.
- Ayres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chalkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodward is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Trussville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Argo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Bradford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huffman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Remlap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Compton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cunningham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cunningham is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- New Castle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McCombs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Selfville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Moody
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weems
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
- Ruffner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruffner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruffner
- Leeds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brompton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Viola ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Viola is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Adville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gate City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gate City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
- Irondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Odenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Clay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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