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 Orrville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Orrville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Orrville listed first.
- Harris Station
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Decatur Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Junction
- Decatur Junction is located in Limestone County
- Simpson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <3>
- Mooresville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Mooresville is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <3>
- Greenbrier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbrier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Greenbrier is located in Limestone County
- Blackburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <3>
- Ripley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Priceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Priceville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priceville <3>
- Swancott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <3>
- Poplar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- O'Neal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Neel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Triana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Hay's Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Hartselle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartselle
- Hartselle is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartselle <3>
- Cartwright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartwright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Lentzville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lentzville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Gipsy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Mountain Home
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Somerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Talucah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Monrovia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Cluttsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cluttsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluttsville
- Cluttsville is located in Madison County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Limestone County: www.co.limestone.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 Orrville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |