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 Roebuck Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Roebuck Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Roebuck Forest listed first.
- Huffman
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Huffman is also located in Jefferson County
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- East Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Lake is also located in Jefferson County
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- Ruffner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ruffner is also located in Jefferson County
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- Weems
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weems is also located in Jefferson County
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- Rock Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Ridge is also located in Jefferson County
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- Gate City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gate City is also located in Jefferson County
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- Irondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McCombs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McCombs is also located in Jefferson County
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- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is also located in Jefferson County
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- Trussville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodward
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodward is also located in Jefferson County
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- Chalkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chalkville is also located in Jefferson County
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- Bartonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bartonville is also located in Jefferson County
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- Vanderbilt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vanderbilt is also located in Jefferson County
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- East Birmingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Birmingham is also located in Jefferson County
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- Avondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is also located in Jefferson County
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- New Castle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Castle is also located in Jefferson County
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- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg is also located in Jefferson County
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- North Birmingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Birmingham is also located in Jefferson County
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- Birmingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leeds is also located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,026 people
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- Cunningham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cunningham is also located in Jefferson County
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- Bridgeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
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- Dunnavant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
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- Clay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clay is also located in Jefferson County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <2>
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 Roebuck Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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