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, Mars Hill had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.
- Saint Florian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bailey Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Webster ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Tuscumbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pruitton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Green Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rhodesville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodesville
- Smithsonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Smithsonia is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsonia
- Leighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Spring Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Light ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Light is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Cypress Inn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gravelly Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gravelly Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Springs
- Barton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Pleasant Valley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Comer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Belew ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Saint Joseph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wayland Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wayland Springs is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland Springs
- Kendell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kendell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendell
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 Mars Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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