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>
While we didn't find Sweetwater in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sweetwater. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Mooresville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harris Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Decatur Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Decatur Junction is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Junction
- Decatur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Simpson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Greenbrier
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Priceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Swancott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Triana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hartselle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Somerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Neel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Talucah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Talucah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talucah
- Blackburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Ripley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Valhermoso Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monrovia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leesdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Stringer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stringer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- Woodland Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- O'Neal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neal is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Cluttsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cluttsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluttsville
- Poplar Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
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 Sweetwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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