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

  • Marl
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Marl is located in Geneva County
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  • Alberton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Alberton is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
  • Coffee Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Green Bay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Green Bay is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
  • Vaughanville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Vaughanville is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
  • Damascus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Damascus is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Geneva
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Florala
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Highfalls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Highfalls is located in Geneva County
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  • Opine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Opine is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opine
  • Curtis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Curtis is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Enterprise
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Wiggins
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Wiggins is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
  • Elba
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Elba is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
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  • Edwardsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
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  • Gordon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gordon is located in Walton County (FL)
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  • Izagora
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Izagora is located in Holmes County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
  • High Bluff
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • High Bluff is located in Geneva County
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  • Ealum
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ealum is located in Walton County (FL)
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  • Union
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Union is located in Walton County (FL)
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  • Clayhatchee
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Level Plains
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Level Plains is located in Dale County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
  • Clintonville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clintonville is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
  • Cerrogordo
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County (FL)
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  • Dundee
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Dundee is located in Geneva County
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  • Daleville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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 Pera, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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