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 McDowell Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of McDowell Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to McDowell Ferry listed first.
- McDowell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Demopolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Arcola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Forkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Old Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Spring Hill is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Spring Hill
- Tishabee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tishabee is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishabee
- Coatopa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Gallion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Cedarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Linden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Miller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Boligee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Laneville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Livingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Myrtlewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Faunsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whitsitt
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whitsitt is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsitt
- Sawyerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Sunshine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sunshine is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Rembert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rembert is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembert
- Newbern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Greensboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eutaw
(21 miles [33.8 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 McDowell Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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