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 Avans in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Avans. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Avans listed first.
- Trenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Higdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cole City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cole City is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- New England
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New England is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- Morganville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Ascalon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ascalon is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascalon
- Whiteside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Rising Fawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shellmound ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shellmound is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Hooker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Vulcan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Cassandra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Cooper Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper Heights is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Heights
- Henrys ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henrys is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys
- High Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- High Point is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Gerber ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gerber is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerber
- Eagle Cliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eagle Cliff is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Moons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Moons is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Flintstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <2>
- Kensington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wauhatchie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wauhatchie is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhatchie
- South Pittsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Avans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |