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 Kings in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Kings. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Kings listed first.
- McKinley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McKinley is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Central Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
- Catherine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Gastonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
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- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Lamison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
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- Williamsburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Boiling Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Safford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rehoboth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
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- Octagon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Octagon is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
- Hampden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hampden is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
- Millers Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Faunsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shiloh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
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- Eleanor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eleanor is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kimbrough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Crumptonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
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 Kings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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