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>
Acton itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Acton, with the one closest to Acton listed first.
- Mulberry Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mulberry Grove is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
- Mountain Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Fortson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bayard ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bayard is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Cataula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Smith's Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Kingsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsboro is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsboro
- Flat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Hamilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beulah is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osanippa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Whitesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whitesville is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Schatulga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schatulga is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schatulga
- Ellerslie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- River View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- River View is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ladonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Girard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Girard is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Ossahatchie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ossahatchie is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossahatchie
- Muscogee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Muscogee is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
- Wisdoms Store ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wisdoms Store is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdoms Store
- Esquiline ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Esquiline is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esquiline
- Ridgeway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Waverly Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Acton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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