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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.
- Columbiana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shelby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shelby Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby Springs is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Springs
- Talladega Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Fayetteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Longview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Calera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harpersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Calera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Calera is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Calera
- Marble Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marble Valley is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Childersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Siluria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Vincent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Zubers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Tacoa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Falliston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Maylene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dogwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dogwood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Jumbo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Sterrett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Helena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Montevallo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Branch is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Branch
- East Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Lowery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lowery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery
- Vandiver
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tulse
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
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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