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 New Prospect in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of New Prospect. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to New Prospect listed first.
- Evansville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Hale County
- Sawyerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyerville
- Sawyerville is located in Hale County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyerville <3>
- Havana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Eutaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Eutaw is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eutaw <3>
- Powers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Greensboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Greensboro is located in Hale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <3>
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Forkland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Cedarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Brush Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brush Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Sylvan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Boligee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boligee
- Boligee is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boligee <3>
- Hull
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Foster's
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster's
- Foster's is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster's <3>
- Whitsitt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Mantua
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Arcola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Morgan Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Tishabee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Newbern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - West Greene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Mount Hebron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hebron
- Mount Hebron is located in Greene County
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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 New Prospect, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |