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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ruffner had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ruffner, with the one closest to Ruffner listed first.
- Irondale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Lake is located in Jefferson County
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- Gate City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gate City is located in Jefferson County
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- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
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- Rock Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
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- Weems
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Weems is located in Jefferson County
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- Huffman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Huffman is located in Jefferson County
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- Avondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
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- Bartonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bartonville is located in Jefferson County
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- Vanderbilt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vanderbilt is located in Jefferson County
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- East Birmingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
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- Birmingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McCombs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
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- Lewisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg is located in Jefferson County
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- North Birmingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
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- Bridgeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
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- New Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Castle is located in Jefferson County
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- Trussville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chalkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
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- Woodward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodward is located in Jefferson County
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- Thomas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thomas is located in Jefferson County
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- Spaulding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spaulding is located in Jefferson County
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- Cunningham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cunningham is located in Jefferson County
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- Dunnavant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
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- Leeds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coalburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coalburg is located in Jefferson County
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- Former name for Coalburg:
- Coalburgh
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 Ruffner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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