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, Smelley had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Smelley, with the one closest to Smelley listed first.
- Rendalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
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- Chandler Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
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- Waldo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Berney's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Berney's is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berney's
- Hatchet Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hatchet Creek is located in Clay County
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- Talladega
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ironaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
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- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
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- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Sycamore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
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- Renfroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Renfroe is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
- Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oldfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
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- McElderry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
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- Millerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
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- Zubers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
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- Sylacauga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Hopeful
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hopeful is located in Talladega County
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- Turner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Turner is located in Talladega County
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- Hollins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
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- Munford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stemley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stemley is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemley
- Childersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eureka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Jenifer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jenifer is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenifer
- East Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
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 Smelley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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