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

  • Moore's Bridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Moore's Bridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
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  • Coker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
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  • Gordo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gordo is located in Pickens County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
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  • Samantha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
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  • Lubbub
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lubbub is located in Pickens County
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  • Northport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bell is located in Pickens County
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  • Newtonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Newtonville is located in Fayette County
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  • Romulus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Romulus is located in Tuscaloosa County
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  • Tuscaloosa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • New Lexington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
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  • Reform
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • University
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • University is located in Tuscaloosa County
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  • Palmetto
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Palmetto is located in Pickens County
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  • Pleasant Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Pickens County
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  • Foster's
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Sylvan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sylvan is located in Tuscaloosa County
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  • Englewood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Englewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
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  • Coal Fire
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
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  • Benevola
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Benevola is located in Pickens County
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  • Cottondale
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wiley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wiley is located in Tuscaloosa County
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  • Kennedy
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Olney
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Olney is located in Pickens County
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  • Mantua
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mantua is located in Greene County
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  • Hull
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hull is located in Tuscaloosa County
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  • Berry
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Berry is located in Fayette County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
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  • Bankston
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Bankston is located in Fayette County
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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 Shirley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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