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 Flatwoods in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Flatwoods. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Flatwoods listed first.
- Littleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Frankfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Russellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,758 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <3>
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Tuscumbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscumbia
- Tuscumbia is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,462 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscumbia <3>
- Waco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Sheffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <3>
- Mountain Mills ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mills
- Mountain Mills is located in Colbert County
- Rock Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Colbert County
- Rockwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Isbell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - South Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Belgreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Barton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Newburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Avoca ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Bingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Leighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
- Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <3>
- Denton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Smithsonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsonia
- Smithsonia is located in Lauderdale County
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Spruce Pine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Edmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Colbert County: www.colbertcounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 Flatwoods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |