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 Unity in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Unity. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- Gold Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Branch
- Gold Branch is located in Coosa County
- Weogufka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Moriah
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Marble Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Marble Valley is located in Coosa County
- Bentleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Bentleyville is located in Coosa County
- Quinsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Stewartville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Dollar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Hanover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Talladega Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Rockford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Rockford is located in Coosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <4>
- Travelers Rest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travelers Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest
- Travelers Rest is located in Coosa County
- Jumbo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Crewsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
- Crewsville is located in Coosa County
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Sylacauga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylacauga
- Sylacauga is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylacauga <4>
- Hissop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Hollins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Shelby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <4>
- Pentonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pentonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Oldfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Zubers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Speed
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Wilsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Wilsonville is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,069 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <4>
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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 Unity, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |