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>
Finchburg itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Finchburg, with the one closest to Finchburg listed first.
- Gosport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gosport is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
- Claiborne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Perdue Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vashti
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vashti is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Suggsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Axle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Axle is located in Monroe County
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- Whatley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- River Ridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- River Ridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge
- Monroeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tinela
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tinela is located in Monroe County
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- Lower Peach Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barlow Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dickinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Natchez
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grove Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Walker Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Culpeper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Culpeper is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
- Gainestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
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- Buena Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
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- Chestnut
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut is located in Monroe County
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- Nellie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pineville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rural
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rural is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
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 Finchburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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