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 Congo in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Congo. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Congo listed first.
- Hurley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hurley is also located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Round Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Round Mountain is also located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Gaylesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ringgold is also located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Loveless
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Loveless is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless
- Cedar Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is also located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Sand Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Rock is also located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is also located in Cherokee County
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- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs was located in Cherokee County
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- Broomtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Broomtown is also located in Cherokee County
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- Collbran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Collbran is located in DeKalb County
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- Sterling ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling was located in Cherokee County
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- Fullerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fullerton is also located in Cherokee County
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- New Moon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Moon is also located in Cherokee County
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- Portersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Portersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Fort Payne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farill is also located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farill
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Starkville was located in Cherokee County
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- Grover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grover is also located in Cherokee County
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- Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Leesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waterhouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterhouse is also located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhouse
- Chattoogaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Chesterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield is also located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
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 Congo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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