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>
Ricks itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 237 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ricks, with the one closest to Ricks listed first.
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
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- Gnatville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gnatville is located in Cherokee County
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- Plano
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plano is located in Cherokee County
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- Moshat
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
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- Bomar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bomar is located in Cherokee County
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- Centre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Cherokee County
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- Exie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
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- Reaves
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reaves is located in Etowah County
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- Noah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
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- Ladiga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ladiga is located in Calhoun County
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- Spring Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
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- Leesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Key
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Key is located in Cherokee County
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- Mackey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey is located in Cherokee County
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- Round Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County
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- Piedmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Cherokee County
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- Slackland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slackland is located in Cherokee County
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- Oak Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Etowah County
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- Hokes Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colvins Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
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- Adelia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
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- Coat's Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
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- Rock Run Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Run Station is located in Cherokee County
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- Forney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Forney is located in Cherokee County
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- Alexis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alexis is located in Cherokee County
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- Cedar Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turkeytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
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 Ricks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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