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 Lake Joy in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake Joy. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake Joy listed first.
- Stewartville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Hollins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Sylacauga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Oldfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hanover is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Weogufka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Goodwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zubers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Sycamore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Bentleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bentleyville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Fayetteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Crewsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crewsville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
- Hatchet Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchet Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Creek
- Gold Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Branch is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Branch
- Kellyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Talladega Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Marble Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marble Valley is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Moriah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moriah is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Rendalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Childersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hissop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Berney's
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Berney's is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berney's
- Hackneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Smelley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smelley is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelley
- Alpine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Lake Joy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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