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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 Paradise Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Paradise Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Paradise Beach listed first.

  • Millview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Millview is located in Escambia County
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  • Perdido Key
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Josephine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Josephine is located in Baldwin County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
  • Warrington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Warrington is located in Escambia County
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  • Brent
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Brent is located in Escambia County
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  • Pensacola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Goulding
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Goulding is located in Escambia County
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  • Olive
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Olive is located in Escambia County
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  • Swift
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Swift is located in Baldwin County (AL)
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  • Ferry Pass
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
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  • Cantonment
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Muscogee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Muscogee is located in Escambia County
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  • Bohemia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bohemia is located in Escambia County
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  • Yniestra
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Yniestra is located in Escambia County
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  • Bon Secour
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Quintette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Quintette is located in Escambia County
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  • Magnolia Springs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Rosinton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosinton is located in Baldwin County (AL)
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  • Marlow
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Marlow is located in Baldwin County (AL)
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  • Molino
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Gateswood
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Gateswood is located in Baldwin County (AL)
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  • Gasque
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Galt City
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
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  • Bagdad
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Barren
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Pine Barren is located in Escambia 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 Paradise Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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