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

  • Skipperville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Skipperville is located in Dale County
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  • Arguta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Arguta is located in Dale County
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  • Clopton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Clopton is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
  • Asbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Asbury is located in Dale County
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  • Bertha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bertha is located in Dale County
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  • Clio
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clio is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
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  • Elamville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elamville is located in Barbour County
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  • Echo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Echo is located in Dale County
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  • Dillard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dillard is located in Dale County
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  • Ozark
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ewell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ewell is located in Dale County
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  • Louisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Louisville is located in Barbour County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Oateston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oateston is located in Barbour County
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  • Tennille
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Tennille is located in Pike County
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  • Lawrenceville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lawrenceville is located in Henry County
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  • Abbeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Newton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Newton is located in Dale County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Brundidge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Midland City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Clayton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Buckhorn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckhorn is located in Pike County
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  • Headland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pronto
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pronto is located in Pike County
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  • Balkum
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Balkum is located in Henry County
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  • Josie
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Josie is located in Pike County
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  • Cotton Hill
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
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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 Roberts Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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