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

  • Omega
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Omega is located in Bullock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
  • Linwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Postoak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Catalpa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Catalpa is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
  • Perote
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Perote is located in Bullock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
  • Inverness
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Hillard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mount Hillard is located in Bullock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hillard
  • Josie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Josie is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josie
  • China Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • China Grove is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
  • Banks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Orion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Buckhorn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Star Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Star Hill is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
  • Hector
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hector is located in Bullock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
  • Aberfoil
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Aberfoil is located in Bullock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoil
  • Troy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pronto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Shopton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Shopton is located in Bullock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopton
  • Curry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Curry is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
  • Pine Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Thompson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Thompson is located in Bullock County
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  • Pine Level
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Center Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Brundidge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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 Saco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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