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 Rays Crossroads in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rays Crossroads. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rays Crossroads listed first.
- Ashland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Millerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Bluff Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
- Gibsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Chandler Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Hatchet Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hatchet Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Creek
- Mellow Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Lineville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smelley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smelley is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelley
- Ironaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
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- Waldo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Hackneyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Goldville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Goodwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Berney's
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berney's is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berney's
- Rendalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- McElderry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- New Site
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Emuckfaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Ofelia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Dingler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dingler is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingler
- Hopeful
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hopeful is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
- Hollins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
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- Almond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Christiana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Delta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Talladega
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
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 Rays Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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