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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Opelika had a population of 3,703 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Opelika had a population of 31,135 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Opelika, with the one closest to Opelika listed first.
- Chewacla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tuckersburg is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckersburg
- Oak Bowery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Bowery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bowery
- Gold Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cusseta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Moorefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moorefield is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Beulah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Loachapoka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Osanippa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Alliance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Society Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- River View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- River View is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Blackman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- LaFayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Roxana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Crawford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Judson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Notasulga
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Smith's Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Opelika, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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