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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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beach Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
    • Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Beach Grove
    • From Elgin to Beach Grove
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belew have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
    • Belew is located in Lauderdale County
  • Bailey Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Green Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Green Hill
    • From Elgin to Green Hill
  • Town Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
    • Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <3>
  • Good Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
    • Good Springs is located in Limestone County
  • Leighton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leighton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
    • Leighton is located in Colbert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leighton <3>
  • Courtland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Saint Joseph
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • Saint Joseph is located in Lawrence County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <3>
  • Saint Florian
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Florian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
    • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Saint Florian
    • From Elgin to Saint Florian
  • Lentzville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lentzville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
    • Lentzville is located in Limestone County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lentzville
    • From Elgin to Lentzville
  • Sugar ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar
    • Sugar is located in Lauderdale County
  • Appleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Appleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
    • Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Appleton
    • From Elgin to Appleton
  • Bingham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bingham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Bingham is located in Colbert County
  • Edmond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Edmond is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Edmond
    • From Elgin to Edmond
  • Poplar Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Mount Rozell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Rozell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rozell
    • Mount Rozell is located in Limestone County
  • Pruitton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pruitton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
    • Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pruitton
    • From Elgin to Pruitton
  • Jacksonburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacksonburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
    • Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Jacksonburg
    • From Elgin to Jacksonburg
  • Mars Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mars Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
    • Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mars Hill
    • From Elgin to Mars Hill
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Loretto is located in Lawrence County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <3>
  • Ripley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Iron City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
    • Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
  • Webster ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Lauderdale 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 Elgin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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