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 Orion had a population of 172 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Orion, with the one closest to Orion listed first.
- Curry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Curry is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- China Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- China Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Center Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ansley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Hillard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hillard is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hillard
- Meadville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Catalpa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catalpa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Postoak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hector
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hector is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Shopton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shopton is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopton
- Grady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wingard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Omega
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Banks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bradleyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bradleyton is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyton
- Petrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Ramer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hallsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Little Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Little Oak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oak
- Naftel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Naftel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naftel
- Lapine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
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 Orion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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