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 West End in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West End. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West End listed first.
- Powderly
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Powderly is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
- Duncan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Ishkooda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
- Spaulding
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spaulding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Thomas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thomas is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Ensley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Ware
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
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- Pratt Mines ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wylam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oxmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sandusky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Birmingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dolomite
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Avondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- North Birmingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
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- Collins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Jefferson County
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- Woodward Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodward Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Junction
- East Birmingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderbilt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderbilt is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderbilt
- Blue Creek Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
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- Bessemer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brickyard Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brickyard Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Junction
- Sloss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sloss is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloss
- Woodlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Bartonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Coalburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coalburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Former name for Coalburg:
- Coalburgh
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 West End, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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