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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lewisburg had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lewisburg, with the one closest to Lewisburg listed first.

  • Bartonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Bartonville is also located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonville
  • North Birmingham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • North Birmingham is also located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Birmingham
  • Vanderbilt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Vanderbilt is also located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderbilt
  • Birmingham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • East Birmingham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Birmingham is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Coalburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Coalburg is also located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
  • Thomas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Thomas is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Avondale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Avondale is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Woodlawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodlawn is also located in Jefferson County
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  • East Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • East Lake is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Sandusky
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandusky is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Pratt Mines ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pratt Mines was located in Jefferson County
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  • Gate City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gate City is also located in Jefferson County
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  • New Castle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Castle is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Ruffner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ruffner is also located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruffner
  • Huffman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Huffman is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Cunningham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cunningham is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Ensley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ensley is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Brookside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookside is also located in Jefferson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Wylam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wylam is also located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylam
  • Powderly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Powderly is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Spaulding
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Spaulding is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Irondale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Irondale is also located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,226 people
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  • Weems
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Weems is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Cardiff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cardiff is also located in Jefferson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Blossburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Blossburg is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Adamsville
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Lewisburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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