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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 Trace Ford in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Trace Ford. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Trace Ford listed first.

  • Hatton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hatton is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
  • Landersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Landersville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersville
  • Moulton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Concord
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Concord is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Mountain Home
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
  • Mount Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Camp Spring ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
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  • Courtland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Edmond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Edmond is located in Lawrence County
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  • Avoca ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Avoca is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Town Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bingham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bingham is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
  • Newburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Newburg is located in Franklin County
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  • Oakville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
  • Hillsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jesseton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jesseton is located in Lawrence County
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  • Leighton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunter ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunter is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Waco
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Waco is located in Franklin County
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  • Kinlock ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinlock is located in Lawrence County
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  • Neel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Neel is located in Morgan County
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  • Spring Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
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  • Ellaville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ellaville is located in Winston County
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  • Littleville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Littleville is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Pebble
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pebble is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
  • Upshaw
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Upshaw is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
  • Simpson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Simpson is located in Morgan County
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  • Ripley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ripley is located in Limestone County
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  • Rogersville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
    • Former name for Rogersville:
    • Rodgersville
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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 Trace Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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