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 Minooka in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Minooka. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Minooka listed first.
- South Calera
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Calera is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Calera
- Calera
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jemison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Montevallo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby Springs is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Springs
- Brierfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ashby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Dogwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Jumbo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Shelby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maylene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Columbiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Siluria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Lomax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lomax is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Tulse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Gurnee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gurnee is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Anita
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anita is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Clanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boothton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boothton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothton
- Falliston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marble Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Marble Valley is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Trio
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Trio is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Tacoa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Quinsey
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Quinsey is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsey
- Talladega Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Bamford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Pelham
(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 Minooka, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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