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 Sylvania in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sylvania. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
- Mahan ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mahan is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan
- Musgrove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Musgrove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove
- Blake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blake is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Henagar
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chavies
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Index ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Index is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
- Dutton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Luna ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Lydia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lydia is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Fort Payne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosalie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rosalie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
- Talley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Talley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Valley Head
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Luttrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Collbran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Collbran is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collbran
- Mentone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ider
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thirtynine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine
- Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Kaolin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Ten Broeck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ten Broeck is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Broeck
- Floy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Bankhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Hollywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Sylvania, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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