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 Merriwether in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Merriwether. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Merriwether listed first.
- Forkland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Arcola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Demopolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McDowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Tishabee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tishabee is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishabee
- Cedarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Gallion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Sawyerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Spring Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Old Spring Hill is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Spring Hill
- Boligee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Miller
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Eutaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coatopa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Whitsitt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whitsitt is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsitt
- Greensboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Evansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Laneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laneville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Sunshine
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sunshine is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Newbern
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Faunsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Mount Hebron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hebron is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hebron
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 Merriwether, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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