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, Compton had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Compton, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- Remlap
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Selfville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Adville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Viola ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Viola is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Bradford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Warrior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Springville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chepultepec
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chepultepec is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepultepec
- Coaldale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coaldale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Argo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Linton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Linton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Morris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chalkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Warrior
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cunningham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cunningham is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Woodward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woodward is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Oneonta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blount Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Castle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trussville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Champion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Champion is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Bangor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reid's
(13 miles [20.9 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 Compton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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