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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Yancy had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Yancy, with the one closest to Yancy listed first.
- Keener
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keener. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Keener
- From Yancy to Keener
- Duck Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duck Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Duck Springs
- From Yancy to Duck Springs
- Tabor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Chumley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Marcus ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Haworth ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Rodentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rodentown
- From Yancy to Rodentown
- Avery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Crudup
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crudup. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crudup
- From Yancy to Crudup
- Brice
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Pulltight
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Upton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Cotnam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cotnam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cotnam
- From Yancy to Cotnam
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Zion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Zion
- From Yancy to Mount Zion
- Turkeytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Turkeytown
- From Yancy to Turkeytown
- Oak Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Fenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Mountainboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Coat's Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coat's Bend
- From Yancy to Coat's Bend
- Slackland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Leonard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Rains ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Crossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
- Crossville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crossville
- From Yancy to Crossville
- Collinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Collinsville
- From Yancy to Collinsville
- Dawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dawson
- From Yancy to Dawson
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Etowah County: www.etowahcounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 Yancy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |