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 Mays Bend in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mays Bend. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mays Bend listed first.
- Stemley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stemley is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemley
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Seddon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Cropwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pell City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Renfroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Renfroe is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Coal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Talladega
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Turner is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Refuge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Refuge is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Wolf Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wolf Creek is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Eastaboga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cook's Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- East Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
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- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Berney's
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Berney's is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berney's
- Lowery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lowery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery
- Waldo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- McElderry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Munford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bynum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Ragland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Odenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Mays Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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