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>
Denton itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Rock Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Pleasant Site
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Frankfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Belgreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Mountain Mills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Mills is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mills
- Maud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maud is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
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- Bishop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County
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- Cherokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Rockwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Margerum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Margerum is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margerum
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Red Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Isbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Isbell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Russellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Smithsonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Smithsonia is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsonia
- Littleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Tuscumbia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Pine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Waco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Waco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Sheffield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Spring Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Rhodesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rhodesville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodesville
- Gravelly Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gravelly Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Springs
- Iuka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <2>
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 Denton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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