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 Westlake in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Westlake. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Westlake listed first.
- Swancott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Mooresville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Triana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Priceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Talucah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Talucah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talucah
- Harris Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Decatur Junction is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Junction
- Decatur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Somerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Simpson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Valhermoso Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Hartselle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stringer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stringer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- Monrovia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leesdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whitesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Huntsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Falkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Briscoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Athens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jeff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cluttsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cluttsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluttsville
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 Westlake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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