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 Providence in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Providence. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Linden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Spring Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Spring Hill is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Spring Hill
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Octagon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Octagon is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Rembert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rembert is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembert
- Myrtlewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Williamsburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Gallion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Demopolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Faunsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McKinley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McKinley is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Moss ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
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- McDowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Arcola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Uniontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laneville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Tompkinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Aimwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Sweet Water
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
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 Providence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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