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 Old Providence in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Old Providence. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Old Providence listed first.
- Hackneyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Millerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Goodwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cowpens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Bluff Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
- Goldville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- New Site
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Kellyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Gibsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsonville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Alexander City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mellow Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Zana ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Zana is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
- Hatchet Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchet Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Creek
- Hollins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Mount Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Tohopeka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tohopeka is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tohopeka
- Emuckfaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Jacksons' Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crewsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crewsville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
- Chandler Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Matilda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Daviston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hanover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hanover is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Island Home
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Island Home is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Home
- Almond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Lineville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Old Providence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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