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 Broomtown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Broomtown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Broomtown listed first.
- Chelsea
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chelsea is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Chattooga County
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- Menlo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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- Martindale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Bankhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Lyerly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gore is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Guild ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guild is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild
- Grover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
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- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Silver Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Chattooga County
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- Mentone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Moon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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- Kartah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kartah is located in Chattooga County
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- Waterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Kaolin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Valley Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Tidings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tidings is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidings
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
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 Broomtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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