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 Riverdale in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Riverdale. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- Mentone
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bankhead
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Valley Head
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Kaolin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Menlo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <2>
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Alpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Chelsea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chelsea is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Sulphur Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Blake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blake is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Grover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Fort Payne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Ider
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henagar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Moon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Mahan ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mahan is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan
- Musgrove ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Musgrove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove
- Chavies
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Broomtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Lyerly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rising Fawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rosalie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosalie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
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 Riverdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |