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 Roper in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Roper. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Roper listed first.
- Trussville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodward
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodward is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- McCombs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Weems
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chalkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dunnavant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brompton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huffman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Irondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Argo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- East Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
- Ruffner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ruffner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruffner
- Ayres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gate City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gate City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Vandiver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cook's Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Bartonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Odenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cunningham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cunningham is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- New Castle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Roper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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