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 Mountain Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mountain Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mountain Forest listed first.
- Rock Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
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- Irondale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Weems
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Weems is located in Jefferson County
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- McCombs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
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- Ruffner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ruffner is located in Jefferson County
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- Gate City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gate City is located in Jefferson County
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- Huffman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huffman is located in Jefferson County
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- East Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Lake is located in Jefferson County
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- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
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- Bridgeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
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- Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trussville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
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- Dunnavant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
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- Woodward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodward is located in Jefferson County
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- Bartonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bartonville is located in Jefferson County
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- Vanderbilt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vanderbilt is located in Jefferson County
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- East Birmingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
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- Chalkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
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- Lewisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg is located in Jefferson County
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- Birmingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vandiver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Castle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Castle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- North Birmingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Birmingham
- Moody
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
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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 Mountain Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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