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 Vestavia Hills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Vestavia Hills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Vestavia Hills listed first.
- Northport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tuscaloosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- University
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Coker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cottondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Englewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Romulus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Romulus is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Foster's
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Samantha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Sylvan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan is located in Tuscaloosa County
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- Hull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hull is located in Tuscaloosa County
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- Coaling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Brookwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dudley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dudley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Powers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Hale County
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- Hagler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Moore's Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moore's Bridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
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- Vance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wiley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wiley is located in Tuscaloosa County
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- Gordo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Knoxville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Lubbub
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- New Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
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- Bibbville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bibbville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville
- Yolande
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Yolande is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolande
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 Vestavia Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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