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 Decatur had a population of 2,765 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Decatur had a population of 54,381 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Decatur, with the one closest to Decatur listed first.
- Simpson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Decatur Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Decatur Junction is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Junction
- Harris Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mooresville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Priceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Neel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Greenbrier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Hartselle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Swancott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Somerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Oakville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blackburn is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Leesdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ripley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Massey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Massey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Cedar Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jesseton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jesseton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesseton
- Falkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stringer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stringer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- Talucah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Talucah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talucah
- Poplar Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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