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, Shorter had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Shorter had a population of 383 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shorter, with the one closest to Shorter listed first.
- La Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- La Place is located in Macon County
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- Cross Keys
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Macon County
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- Ware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Meigs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Tallassee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Good Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Good Hope is located in Elmore County
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- Chehaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chehaw is located in Macon County
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- Perry's Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perry's Mill is located in Montgomery County
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- Tuskegee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pike Road
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barachias
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barachias is located in Montgomery County
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- Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Bullock County
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- Cotton Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Valley is located in Macon County
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- Eclectic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Davis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wetumpka
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shopton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shopton is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopton
- Hector
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hector is located in Bullock County
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- Notasulga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Dexter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Elmore County
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- Jordan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Central
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Montgomery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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 Shorter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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