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 Elba had a population of 285 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Elba had a population of 3,919 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elba, with the one closest to Elba listed first.
- Edwardsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Curtis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Alberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clintonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bullock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernacle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tabernacle is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Opine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Opine is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opine
- Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Wiggins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wiggins is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Brantley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Level Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dozier
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coffee Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Green Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Bay is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Little Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Little Oak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oak
- Leon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marl
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marl is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl
- Daleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tennille
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hallsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vidette
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clayhatchee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dillard
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dillard is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Luverne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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 Elba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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