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 Gulf Shores in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gulf Shores. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gulf Shores listed first.
- Bon Secour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gasque
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Swift
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Swift is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Magnolia Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Josephine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Josephine is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Marlow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marlow is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Perdido Key
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Point Clear
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Millview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millview is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Montrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rosinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rosinton is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosinton
- Warrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Warrington is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Mon Louis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
- Daphne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Muscogee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Muscogee is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
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 Gulf Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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