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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>

While we didn't find Colony in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Colony. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Colony listed first.

  • Eureka
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Eureka is also located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Seddon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
  • Stemley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Stemley is also located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemley
  • Lincoln
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln is also located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <2>
  • Riverside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cropwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pell City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Easonville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Easonville was located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
  • Eden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Eden is located in Saint Clair County
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  • Coal City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
  • Refuge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Refuge is also located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
  • Renfroe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Renfroe is also located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
  • Turner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Turner is also located in Talladega County
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  • Wolf Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Wolf Creek is located in Saint Clair County
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  • Talladega
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Talladega is also located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,300 people
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  • Eastaboga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bruner ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bruner was located in Calhoun County
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  • Cook's Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
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  • Fairview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fairview is located in Saint Clair County
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  • Ragland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ragland is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragland <2>
  • Macon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Macon is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Odenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • East Bend
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • East Bend is also located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
  • Nottingham ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Nottingham was located in Talladega County
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    • Former name for Nottingham:
    • Jones Camp Ground
  • McElderry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • McElderry is also located in Talladega County
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  • Munford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Munford is also located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
    • Estimated population in 2015: 1,259 people
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  • Bynum
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bynum is located in Calhoun County
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    • Bynum has also been known as:
    • Bynum's
  • Branchville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville

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 Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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