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 Colwell in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Colwell. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Colwell listed first.
- Laney
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Laney is also located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Duke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duke is also located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Peek's Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peek's Hill was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek's Hill
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hebron was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Mack ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mack was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is also located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Markton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
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- Grayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grayton is also located in Calhoun County
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- Alexandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Colvins Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colvins Gap is also located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Ottery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ottery is also located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottery
- East Gadsden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
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- Adelia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Adelia was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Hokes Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ohatchee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Francis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Francis is also located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Peaceburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peaceburg is also located in Calhoun County
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- Reaves
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reaves is located in Etowah County
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- Morrisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Morrisville is also located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Jacksonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merrellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Merrellton is also located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Gadsden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Etowahton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Etowahton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowahton
- Bera ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bera was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
- Leatherwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is also located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
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 Colwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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