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 in 1895, University had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from University, with the one closest to University listed first.
- Tuscaloosa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Northport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Englewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Englewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Coker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hull is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Coaling
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Foster's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Romulus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Romulus is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Sylvan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Dudley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dudley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Samantha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hagler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bibbville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bibbville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville
- Yolande
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Yolande is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolande
- Knoxville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Havana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Havana is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Giles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Giles is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Chamblee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chamblee is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblee
- Scottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blocton Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
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 University, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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