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, Grayton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Grayton, with the one closest to Grayton listed first.
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peek's Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peek's Hill is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek's Hill
- Ohatchee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Francis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Francis is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Morrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alexandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ottery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ottery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottery
- Peaceburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Duke
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Duke is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Bera ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bera is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
- Markton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Macon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leatherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mack ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Laney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laney is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Blue Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Ragland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eulaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Etowahton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Etowahton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowahton
- Bynum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oxanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anniston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Colvins Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hood is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
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 Grayton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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