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 Davistown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Davistown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
- Talley ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Talley was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Langston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thirtynine was located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dodsonville was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Pendergrass ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pendergrass was located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass
- Grove Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Dutton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Ten Broeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ten Broeck is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Broeck
- Luttrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Cove was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Scottsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Preston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Preston is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Mid ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mid was located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Swearengin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Swearengin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swearengin
- Index ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Index was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
- Jink ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jink was located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jink
- Musgrove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Musgrove was located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove
- Mahan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mahan was located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan
- Larkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Larkinsville is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Meltonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meltonsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonsville
- Floy ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Floy was located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Lydia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lydia is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Luna ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luna was located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Chavies
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Hollywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Davistown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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