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 Wilson Dam in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wilson Dam. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wilson Dam listed first.
- Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Mars Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Saint Florian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Sheffield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscumbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Bailey Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
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- Leighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Webster ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Spring Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Pruitton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Bingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Green Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Littleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Edmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Rhodesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rhodesville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodesville
- Smithsonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Smithsonia is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsonia
- Barton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Barton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Town Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Comer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Iron City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
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 Wilson Dam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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