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, Smithsonia had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Smithsonia, with the one closest to Smithsonia listed first.
- Barton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barton is located in Colbert County
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- Cherokee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Lauderdale County
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- Rhodesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rhodesville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodesville
- Gravelly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gravelly Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Springs
- Mountain Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Mills is located in Colbert County
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- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
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- Tuscumbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sheffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wright is located in Lauderdale County
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- Margerum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Margerum is located in Colbert County
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- South Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
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- Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
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- Kendell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kendell is located in Lauderdale County
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- Mars Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
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- Riverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County
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- Rock Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Colbert County
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- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Denton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Saint Florian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Cypress Inn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Bishop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County
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- Maud
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maud is located in Colbert County
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- Frankfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Frankfort is located in Franklin County
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- Stout
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stout is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Webster ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
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 Smithsonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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