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 Sanford in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sanford. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sanford listed first.
- Wiggins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wiggins is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Andalusia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Opine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Opine is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opine
- River Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Green Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Bay is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Dozier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Red Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Fairfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Curtis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Loango
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Loango is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loango
- Alberton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Leon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Vera Cruz ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Cohassett
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cohassett is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohassett
- Rome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Beda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beda is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Florala
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Oaky Streak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Bullock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Brantley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Brooklyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
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 Sanford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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