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, Dexter had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dexter, with the one closest to Dexter listed first.
- Central
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Central is also located in Elmore County
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- Weoka
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weoka is also located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weoka
- Eclectic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wetumpka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buyck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buyck is also located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyck
- Equality
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Good Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope is also located in Elmore County
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- Jordan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan is also located in Elmore County
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- Speed
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Speed is located in Coosa County
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- Holtville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holtville is also located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Elmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Titus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pentonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Kowaliga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kowaliga is also located in Elmore County
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- Coosa River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coosa River is also located in Elmore County
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- Ware
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ware is also located in Elmore County
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- Irma ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Irma was located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Nixburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
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- Deatsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lightwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lightwood is also located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Robinson Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Springs is also located in Elmore County
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- Tallassee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Travelers Rest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Travelers Rest is located in Coosa County
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- Hissop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
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- Rockford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jackson's Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson's Lake is also located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson's Lake
- Wadsworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wadsworth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
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 Dexter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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