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, Shelby Springs had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shelby Springs, with the one closest to Shelby Springs listed first.
- Calera
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Calera
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Calera is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Calera
- Columbiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Longview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Montevallo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Siluria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Dogwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dogwood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Maylene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jemison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pelham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jumbo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Wilsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brierfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marble Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marble Valley is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Talladega Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Falliston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tulse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Ashby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Tacoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Fayetteville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Gurnee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gurnee is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Lomax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lomax is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Bamford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Boothton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Boothton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothton
- Anita
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Anita is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
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 Shelby Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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