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 Sheffield had a population of 2,731 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sheffield had a population of 8,839 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
- South Florence
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tuscumbia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Saint Florian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Jacksonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smithsonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Smithsonia is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsonia
- Mountain Mills ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain Mills is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mills
- Littleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Bailey Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rhodesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodesville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodesville
- Bingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Webster ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gravelly Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gravelly Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Springs
- Frankfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Edmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Pruitton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Sheffield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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