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 Merrell Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Merrell Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Merrell Beach listed first.
- Shelby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marble Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marble Valley is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Talladega Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Columbiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shelby Springs is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Springs
- Quinsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Quinsey is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsey
- Gold Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Branch is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Branch
- Wilsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Weogufka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Calera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Calera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Calera is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Calera
- Jemison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dollar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Moriah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moriah is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Childersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lomax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lomax is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Stewartville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sylacauga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Zubers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Bentleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bentleyville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Clanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Harpersville
(18 miles [29 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 Merrell Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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