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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 Penn in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Penn. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Penn listed first.

  • Clifty
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
    • Clifty is located in Cullman County
  • Massey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
    • Massey is located in Morgan County
  • Cedar Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Plains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
    • Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
  • Jesseton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesseton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesseton
    • Jesseton is located in Lawrence County
  • Upshaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
    • Upshaw is located in Winston County
  • Battleground
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battleground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
    • Battleground is located in Cullman County
  • Neel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
    • Neel is located in Morgan County
  • Oakville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Oakville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jones' Chapel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
    • Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
  • Falkville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkville
    • Falkville is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falkville <4>
  • Leesdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leesdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
    • Leesdale is located in Morgan County
  • Hartselle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilhites
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilhites have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhites
    • Wilhites is located in Morgan County
  • Addison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nesmith
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nesmith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesmith
    • Nesmith is located in Cullman County
  • Baldwin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Baldwin is located in Cullman County
  • Moulton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellaville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
    • Ellaville is located in Winston County
  • Logan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Logan is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
  • Priceville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Simpson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Simpson is located in Morgan County
  • Houston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Houston is located in Winston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <4>
  • Decatur
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • 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 <4>
  • Crane Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Cullman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Eva
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eva
    • Eva is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eva <4>
  • Somerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Somerville is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
  • Mountain Home
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Home. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
    • Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County

The official website for Morgan County: www.co.morgan.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 Penn, 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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