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 Rainbow in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rainbow. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rainbow listed first.
- Monrovia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Jeff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Cluttsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cluttsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluttsville
- Greenbrier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Huntsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gladstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gladstone is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Madison Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Mooresville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swancott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Triana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Mercury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Meridianville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Talucah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Talucah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talucah
- Caro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Haden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Haden is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Sand Spring ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Spring is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- Moore's Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harris Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Decatur Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur Junction is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Junction
- Whitesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Bell Factory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bell Factory is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Factory
- Hay's Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Brownsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Rainbow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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