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 Elon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Elon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Elon listed first.
- New Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lowe ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lowe is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Owens' Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Nebo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nebo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Berkley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Briscoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Oleander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oleander is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
- Union Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cottonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Bucksnort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bucksnort is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
- Keel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Keel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel
- Haden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Haden is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Paint Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Valhermoso Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gurley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Grassy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Talucah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Talucah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talucah
- Warrenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- North ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Henryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henryville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Brownsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Elon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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