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 Watkins in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watkins. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Pelham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
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- Tacoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
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- Falliston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Siluria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
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- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Shelby County
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- Oxmoor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
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- Columbiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spaulding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spaulding is located in Jefferson County
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- Ishkooda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
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- Morgan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Jefferson County
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- Tulse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
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- Maylene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shelby Springs is located in Shelby County
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- Avondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
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- Vandiver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Irondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Powderly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Powderly is located in Jefferson County
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- Duncan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
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- Ware
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
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- Bamford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
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- Woodlawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
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- Wilsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harpersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ruffner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ruffner is located in Jefferson County
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- Sterrett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
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- Hillman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillman is located in Jefferson County
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- Sloss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sloss is located in Jefferson County
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- Gate City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gate City is located in Jefferson County
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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 Watkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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