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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Dade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <3>
- Higdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higdon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Higdon is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higdon <3>
- Cole City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - New England
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New England have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- New England is located in Dade County
- Morganville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville is located in Dade County
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Ascalon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Whiteside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Rising Fawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Fawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Fawn
- Rising Fawn is located in Dade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Fawn <3>
- Shellmound ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shellmound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Shellmound is located in Marion County (TN)
- Hooker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Vulcan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wildwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <3>
- Long Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Cassandra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Cooper Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Heights
- Cooper Heights is located in Walker County
- Henrys ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - High Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Walker County
- Gerber ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Eagle Cliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Eagle Cliff is located in Walker County
- Moons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Flintstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintstone
- Flintstone is located in Walker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flintstone <3>
- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <3>
- Kensington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
- Kensington is located in Walker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kensington <3>
- Wauhatchie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauhatchie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhatchie
- Wauhatchie is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- South Pittsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pittsburg
- South Pittsburg is located in Marion County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,009 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Pittsburg <3>
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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 Avans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |