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 Nelson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Nelson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Nelson listed first.
- Coden
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bayou La Batre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fowl River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fowl River is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowl River
- Mon Louis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
- Saint Elmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Fernland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fernland is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
- Grand Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Theodore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Orange Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Point Clear
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Moss Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cox is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
- Escatawpa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Pascagoula
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Montrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Mobile
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Three Rivers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Gasque
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Marlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Marlow is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Daphne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plateau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Plateau is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Prichard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Magnolia Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Whistler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whistler is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
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 Nelson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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