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 Moontown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Moontown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Moontown listed first.
- Brownsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Haden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haden is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Gurley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mercury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Berkley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Greenfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Bell Factory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bell Factory is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Factory
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Deposit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deposit is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
- Owens' Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paint Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Moore's Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Garth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Garth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth
- Lowe ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lowe is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Padgett ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Padgett is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett
- Meridianville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollytree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Nebo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Gladstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
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 Moontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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