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 Melton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Melton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Melton listed first.
- Sawyerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greensboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Whitsitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitsitt is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsitt
- Havana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Havana is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Forkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Arcola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
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- Newbern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Brush Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Eutaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Laneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Laneville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Morgan Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
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- Powers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Powers is located in Hale County
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- Gallion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Folsom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Folsom is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Demopolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Tishabee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tishabee is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishabee
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- McDowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Faunsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ironville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Boligee
(20 miles [32.2 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 Melton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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