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, Skirum had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Skirum, with the one closest to Skirum listed first.
- Crossville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson is also located in DeKalb County
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- Geraldine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wills ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wills was located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Cotnam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cotnam is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Floy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Floy was located in DeKalb County
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- Rodentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rodentown is also located in DeKalb County
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- Whiton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whiton is also located in DeKalb County
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- Ten Broeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ten Broeck is also located in DeKalb County
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- Marcus ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marcus was located in DeKalb County
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- Chumley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chumley is also located in DeKalb County
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- Collinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rogers is also located in DeKalb County
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- Rains ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rains was located in DeKalb County
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- Portersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Portersville is also located in DeKalb County
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- Luttrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Luttrell is also located in DeKalb County
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- Peters ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peters was located in Marshall County
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- McVille
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McVille is located in Marshall County
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- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thirtynine was located in DeKalb County
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- Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lebanon is also located in DeKalb County
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- Grove Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Oak is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Jink ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jink was located in Marshall County
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- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion was located in DeKalb County
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- Yancy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
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- Lydia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lydia is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
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 Skirum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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