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 Mecca in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mecca. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mecca listed first.
- Green Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
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- Pruitton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County
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- Bailey Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
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- Webster ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Lauderdale County
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- Iron City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
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- Saint Florian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Saint Joseph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
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- Belew ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
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- Light ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Light is located in Wayne County (TN)
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- Wayland Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wayland Springs is located in Lawrence County (TN)
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- Mars Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
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- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
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- Comer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
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- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Loretto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
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- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westpoint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County (TN)
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- Pleasant Valley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Wayne County (TN)
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- South Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
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- Busby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
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- Pinkney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pinkney is located in Lawrence County (TN)
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- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Lauderdale County
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- Sheffield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County (TN)
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- Cypress Inn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
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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 Mecca, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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