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 Wills Valley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wills Valley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wills Valley listed first.
- Fort Payne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blake is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cordell was located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Chavies
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chavies is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Luna ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Luna was located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Musgrove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Musgrove was located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove
- Collbran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collbran is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collbran
- Lydia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lydia is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Valley Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mahan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mahan was located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Snake Creek was located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Mentone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bankhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bankhead is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Henagar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Loveless
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Loveless is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless
- Chesterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Luttrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Luttrell is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Portersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Portersville is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- New Moon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Grover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Alpine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Kaolin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kaolin is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Floy ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Floy was located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Ringgold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Broomtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Menlo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <2>
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 Wills Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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