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 Penton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Penton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Penton listed first.
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marcoot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marcoot is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoot
- Milltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Bosworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bosworth is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Doublehead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- LaFayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stroud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Denver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Dudleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Louina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Louina is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louina
- Truett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buttston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buttston is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttston
- Blackman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fredonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Daviston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forester Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Finley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Finley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Roanoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Matilda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Moorefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Moorefield is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Judson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Boyds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Almond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Emuckfaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
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 Penton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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