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 Elgin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Elgin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Elgin listed first.
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rogersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Comer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belew ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Bailey Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Town Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Green Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Good Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Good Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Leighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Courtland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Florian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lentzville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sugar ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar
- Appleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bingham is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Edmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Poplar Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Rozell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Rozell is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rozell
- Pruitton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mars Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Loretto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ripley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Iron City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Webster ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
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 Elgin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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