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 in 1895, Decatur Junction had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Decatur Junction, with the one closest to Decatur Junction listed first.
- Decatur
(2 miles [3.2 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>
- Harris Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Simpson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Mooresville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Priceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swancott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Neel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Hartselle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blackburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Ripley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Triana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Somerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Poplar Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Oakville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- O'Neal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- O'Neal is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Leesdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
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- Talucah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Talucah is located in Morgan County
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- Mountain Home
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Massey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Massey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Cartwright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Stringer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stringer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- Lentzville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Hay's Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
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 Decatur Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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