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 Houston had a population of 85 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Addison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nesmith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nesmith is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesmith
- Double Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marylee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crane Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Upshaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jones' Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ardell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Logan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ashbank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashbank is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbank
- Clifty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clifty is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Nauvoo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Lowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lynn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Edgil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Prospect
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Saragossa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gamble
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Powellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Battleground
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Battleground is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
- Jesseton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jesseton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesseton
- Kinlock ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kinlock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinlock
- Bremen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Pebble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Natural Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 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 Houston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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