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 Finches Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Finches Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Finches Ferry listed first.
- Eutaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Eutaw is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eutaw <2>
- Evansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Hale County
- Sawyerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyerville
- Sawyerville is located in Hale County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyerville <2>
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Boligee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boligee
- Boligee is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boligee <2>
- Havana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Forkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Powers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Mount Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hebron
- Mount Hebron is located in Greene County
- Mantua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - West Greene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Miller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Greensboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Greensboro is located in Hale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <2>
- Tishabee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Sylvan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Lewiston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Cedarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Pleasant Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Greene County
- Arcola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Benevola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Foster's
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster's
- Foster's is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster's <2>
- Belmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Phipps ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
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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 Finches Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |