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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 Jones Bluff Dam in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Jones Bluff Dam. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Jones Bluff Dam listed first.

  • Benton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Benton is located in Lowndes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • White Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tyler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Tyler is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <3>
  • Polk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
    • Polk is located in Dallas County
  • Saint Clair
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
    • Saint Clair is located in Lowndes County
  • Mulberry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mulberry is located in Autauga County
  • Statesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Collirene
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lowndesboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Autaugaville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Berlin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Dallas County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kings
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
    • Kings is located in Dallas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kings
    • From Jones Bluff Dam to Kings
  • Burkville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
    • Burkville is located in Lowndes County
  • Independence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Belknap
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belknap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
    • Belknap is located in Dallas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Belknap
    • From Jones Bluff Dam to Belknap
  • Hayneville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Selma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <3>
  • Pleasant Hill Station
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Station
    • Pleasant Hill Station is located in Dallas County
  • Manack
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manack
    • Manack is located in Lowndes County
  • Milton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Autauga County
  • King's Landing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King's Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Landing
    • King's Landing is located in Dallas County
  • Dawson's
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson's have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson's
    • Dawson's is located in Dallas County
  • Farmersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
    • Farmersville is located in Lowndes County
  • Cahawba ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 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 Jones Bluff Dam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.