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 Nitrate City in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Nitrate City. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Nitrate City listed first.
- Leighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sheffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tuscumbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Bingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Saint Florian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mars Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Town Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Webster ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Comer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Hatton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Courtland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rogersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Green Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pruitton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Nitrate City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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