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>
While we didn't find Dowdle in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dowdle. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dowdle listed first.
- Vance
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bibbville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bibbville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville
- Blocton Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Giles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Giles is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Dudley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dudley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblee is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblee
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Brookwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yolande
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yolande is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolande
- Coaling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Tannehill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Scottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Hagler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Boothton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boothton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothton
- Sumter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sumter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Anita
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Anita is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Gurnee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gurnee is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Cottondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Adger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- McCalla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chinn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chinn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinn
- Bamford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
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 Dowdle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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