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 Cotton Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Cotton Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Cotton Ridge listed first.
- Woodward
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodward is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Argo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Clay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clay is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <2>
- Trussville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ayres is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Chalkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chalkville is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Moody
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
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- McCombs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McCombs is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
- Brompton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Huffman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huffman is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Leeds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leeds is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,026 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <2>
- Weems
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weems is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Rock Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Ridge is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Odenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Branchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Springville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Remlap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dunnavant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Cook's Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
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- Bradford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford is also located in Jefferson County
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- East Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Lake is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
- Ruffner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruffner is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruffner
- Irondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Compton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Gate City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gate City is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
- Cunningham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cunningham is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- New Castle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Castle is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
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 Cotton Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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