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 Valley Head had a population of 233 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Valley Head had a population of 563 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Valley Head, with the one closest to Valley Head listed first.
- Mentone
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Bankhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kaolin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Blake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blake is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Ider
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Menlo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <2>
- Sulphur Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Henagar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Payne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Chelsea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chelsea is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Mahan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mahan is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan
- Musgrove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Musgrove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove
- Chavies
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosalie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosalie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
- New Moon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Luna ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Rising Fawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Valley Head, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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