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 Red Rock in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Red Rock. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Mountain Mills ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mountain Mills is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mills
- Barton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Smithsonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smithsonia is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsonia
- Rock Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Cherokee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Denton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Frankfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Tuscumbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sheffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Rhodesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rhodesville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodesville
- Gravelly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gravelly Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Springs
- South Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Margerum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Margerum is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margerum
- Littleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Bishop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Maud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Maud is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Spring Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Pleasant Site
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belgreen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wright is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Mars Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Red Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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