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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <2>
- Old Spring Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Spring Hill
- Old Spring Hill is located in Marengo County
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Octagon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Rembert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Myrtlewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Williamsburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Marengo County
- Gallion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Demopolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demopolis
- Demopolis is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,539 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Demopolis <2>
- Faunsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faunsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faunsdale
- Faunsdale is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faunsdale <2>
- McKinley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Moss ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- McDowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Arcola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Uniontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <2>
- Laneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Tompkinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tompkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Aimwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Sweet Water
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |