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 Fort Gaines in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fort Gaines. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fort Gaines listed first.
- Coden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mon Louis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
- Fowl River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fowl River is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowl River
- Gasque
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bayou La Batre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Point Clear
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Fernland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fernland is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
- Theodore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bon Secour
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Marlow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marlow is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Grand Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Cox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cox is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
- Swift
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Swift is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Daphne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Moss Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pascagoula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
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 Fort Gaines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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