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 Wisdom Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wisdom Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wisdom Ferry listed first.
- Gadsden
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Gadsden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
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- Upton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Upton is located in Etowah County
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- Attalla
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brice is located in Etowah County
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- Norton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Norton is located in Etowah County
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- Crudup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
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- Avery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Etowah County
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- Hokes Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Etowahton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Etowahton is located in Etowah County
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- Coat's Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
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- Turkeytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
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- Littleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton is located in Etowah County
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- Duck Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
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- Markton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
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- Haworth ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
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- Laney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laney is located in Calhoun County
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- Stanfield ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stanfield is located in Etowah County
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- Oak Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Etowah County
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- Tabor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tabor is located in Etowah County
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- Keener
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
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- Peek's Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Peek's Hill is located in Calhoun County
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- Colvins Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
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- Yancy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
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- Mountainboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
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- Howelton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
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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 Wisdom Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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