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 Wilmer in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wilmer. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wilmer listed first.
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Chunchula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Kushla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kushla is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kushla
- Americus ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Americus is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Whistler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Prichard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Plateau
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Plateau is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Three Rivers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Cox
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cox is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
- Mobile
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Citronelle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Creola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Creola is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
- Saint Elmo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Theodore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fernland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fernland is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
- Chastang
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chastang is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
- Leakesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vancleave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fowl River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fowl River is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowl River
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Escatawpa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Orange Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Bayou La Batre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
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 Wilmer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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