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 Wheeler in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wheeler. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wheeler listed first.
- Hillsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Courtland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Town Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ripley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Hatton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Rogersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <2>
- Moulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Poplar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Edmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Simpson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Blackburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Lentzville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Bingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bingham is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Landersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Landersville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersville
- Oakville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Decatur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Decatur Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Decatur Junction is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Junction
- Harris Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Neel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Neel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Leighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jesseton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jesseton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesseton
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
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 Wheeler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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