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 Gum Spring in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gum Spring. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Somerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Stringer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stringer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- Leesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Falkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartselle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Priceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valhermoso Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilhites
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilhites is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhites
- Talucah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Talucah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talucah
- Cedar Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Triana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Swancott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Massey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Massey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Apple Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Battleground
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Battleground is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
- Mooresville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Briscoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Neel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Neel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Decatur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Simpson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Simcoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Hulaco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Decatur Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur Junction is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Junction
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 Gum Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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