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>
Dry Cove itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 58 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dry Cove, with the one closest to Dry Cove listed first.
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Swearengin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swearengin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swearengin
- Swearengin is located in Marshall County
- Larkinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Lim Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Preston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Langston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Langston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langston <4>
- Scottsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsboro
- Scottsboro is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,372 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsboro <4>
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <4>
- Grant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Grant is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <4>
- Tupelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Trenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
- Paint Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paint Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Keel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Mid ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Pendergrass ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendergrass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass
- Pendergrass is located in Marshall County
- Talley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Maynard Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maynard Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Garth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Nebo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Bucksnort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Dutton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellefonte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Hollywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Hollywood is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood <4>
- Meltonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meltonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonsville
- Meltonsville is located in Marshall County
- Grove Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thirtynine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine
- Thirtynine is located in DeKalb County
- Hollytree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
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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 Dry Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
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