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 Oliver in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oliver. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oliver listed first.
- Rogersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <2>
- Lentzville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Poplar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Good Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Good Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Courtland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Rozell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Rozell is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rozell
- Blackburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blackburn is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Cartwright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Gipsy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gipsy is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Comer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Town Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- O'Neal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- O'Neal is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Sugar ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sugar is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar
- Appleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Marbuts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marbuts is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbuts
- Mountain Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Hay's Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Belew ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Leighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Elkmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Minor Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
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 Oliver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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