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 Cottonwood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Cottonwood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Cottonwood listed first.
- Athens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hay's Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- O'Neal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neal is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Blackburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blackburn is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Harris Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Greenbrier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Cartwright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Elkmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cluttsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cluttsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluttsville
- Sand Spring ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Spring is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- Decatur Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Decatur Junction is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Junction
- Mooresville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Gipsy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gipsy is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Poplar Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Ripley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Monrovia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Jeff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Caro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Pettusville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Lentzville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Veto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Veto is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- Simpson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Madison Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
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 Cottonwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |