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, Slackland had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Slackland, with the one closest to Slackland listed first.
- Oak Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Mackey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Leonard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Leesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <3>
- Turkeytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Coat's Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Tabor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Plano
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Keener
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Sand Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Brice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Upton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Collinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <3>
- Centre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Centre is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <3>
- Chumley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Yancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Round Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Duck Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Crudup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Ricks ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Cotnam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Hokes Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
- Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <3>
- Avery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - East Gadsden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gadsden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Reaves
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Coloma ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Moshat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Dawson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Loveless
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Portersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Portersville is located in DeKalb County
- Rodentown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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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 Slackland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |