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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Giles had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Giles, with the one closest to Giles listed first.
- Chamblee
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chamblee is located in Tuscaloosa County
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- Blocton Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
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- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Green Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bibbville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bibbville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville
- Tannehill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
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- Yolande
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Yolande is located in Tuscaloosa County
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- Vance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
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- Sumter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sumter is located in Jefferson County
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- Dudley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dudley is located in Tuscaloosa County
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- Boothton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boothton is located in Shelby County
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- Anita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Anita is located in Shelby County
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- Gurnee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gurnee is located in Shelby County
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- Adger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brookwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McCalla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chinn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chinn is located in Jefferson County
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- Coaling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Scottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
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- Bamford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
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- McAdory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McAdory is located in Jefferson County
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- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
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- Tulse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
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- Old Jonesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County
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- Ezra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
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 Giles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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