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 Sylvan had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sylvan, with the one closest to Sylvan listed first.
- Foster's
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Romulus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Romulus is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Knoxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
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- Powers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Hale County
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- Hull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hull is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Englewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Englewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Coker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tuscaloosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Havana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Havana is located in Hale County
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- University
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
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- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Mantua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Benevola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
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- Evansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Cottondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Eutaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
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- Gordo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Olney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Hagler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Coaling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
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 Sylvan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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