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

  • Guntersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Minorville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Minorville is located in Marshall County
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  • North ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • North is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
  • Street ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Street is located in Marshall County
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  • Martling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Martling is located in Marshall County
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  • Henryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Henryville is located in Marshall County
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  • Warrenton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Albertville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Manchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Manchester is located in Marshall County
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  • Sidney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sidney is located in Marshall County
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  • Meltonsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Meltonsville is located in Marshall County
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  • Diamond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Diamond is located in Marshall County
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  • Peters ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Peters is located in Marshall County
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  • Cottonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cottonville is located in Marshall County
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  • Hyatt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • McVille
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • McVille is located in Marshall County
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  • Jink ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jink is located in Marshall County
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  • Mid ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mid is located in Marshall County
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  • Grassy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bucksnort
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bucksnort is located in Marshall County
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  • Horton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Marshall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshall is located in Marshall County
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  • Rogers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Whiton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Union Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Friendship
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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