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 Commerce had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Commerce, with the one closest to Commerce listed first.
- Skinnerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Skinnerton is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnerton
- Bowles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bowles is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles
- Starlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Butler Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butler Springs is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Springs
- Awin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Riley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Riley is located in Monroe County
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- Turnbull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Turnbull is located in Monroe County
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- Garland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shacklesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilcox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Georgiana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Turkestan ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turkestan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkestan
- Pine Apple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burnt Corn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Herbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Herbert is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Forest Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bolling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
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- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Evergreen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Natchez
(17 miles [27.4 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 Commerce, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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