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

  • Chamblee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Chamblee is located in Tuscaloosa County
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  • Giles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Giles is located in Bibb County
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  • Green Pond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Tannehill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
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  • Yolande
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Yolande is located in Tuscaloosa County
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  • Blocton Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Woodstock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sumter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sumter is located in Jefferson County
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  • Bibbville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bibbville is located in Bibb County
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  • Adger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • McCalla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chinn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chinn is located in Jefferson County
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  • Vance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Vance is located in Tuscaloosa County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,807 people
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  • Boothton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Boothton is located in Shelby County
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  • McAdory
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • McAdory is located in Jefferson County
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  • Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
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  • Brookwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Blocton ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Blocton is located in Bibb County
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  • Ezra
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ezra is located in Jefferson County
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  • Anita
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Anita is located in Shelby County
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  • Gurnee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gurnee is located in Shelby County
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  • Bamford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bamford is located in Shelby County
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  • Old Jonesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dudley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dudley is located in Tuscaloosa County
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  • Tulse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Tulse is located in Shelby County
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  • Morgan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Morgan is located in Jefferson County
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  • Sloss
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sloss is located in Jefferson County
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  • Bessemer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue Creek Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
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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 View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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