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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Coker had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Coker had a population of 953 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Coker, with the one closest to Coker listed first.

  • Northport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Romulus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romulus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
    • Romulus is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Tuscaloosa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • University
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for University. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
    • University is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Foster's
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sylvan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
    • Sylvan is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Englewood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Englewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Samantha
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
    • Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Cottondale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Cottondale is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottondale <2>
  • Gordo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Gordo is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <2>
  • Hull
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • Hull is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Pleasant Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Pleasant Grove is located in Pickens County
  • Moore's Bridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore's Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Moore's Bridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Lubbub
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lubbub. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
    • Lubbub is located in Pickens County
  • Bell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
    • Bell is located in Pickens County
  • Benevola
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benevola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
    • Benevola is located in Pickens County
  • Knoxville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Greene County
  • Mantua
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mantua. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
    • Mantua is located in Greene County
  • Powers
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Powers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
    • Powers is located in Hale County
  • Coaling
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
    • Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
  • Brookwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookwood
    • Brookwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookwood <2>
  • Olney
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
    • Olney is located in Pickens County
  • Union
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Newtonville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
    • Newtonville is located in Fayette County
  • New Lexington
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Lexington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
    • New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Reform
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

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 Coker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.