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 Dayton had a population of 412 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Dayton had a population of 40 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- McKinley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKinley is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Faunsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Old Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Spring Hill is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Spring Hill
- Gallion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Octagon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Octagon is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
- Central Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Laneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Laneville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Catherine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gastonburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sunshine is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Demopolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Marengo County
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- Rembert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rembert is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembert
- Shiloh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Lamison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Safford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arcola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Browns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Newbern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Whitsitt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Whitsitt is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsitt
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 Dayton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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