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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Foster Mills had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Foster Mills, with the one closest to Foster Mills listed first.
- Vans Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vans Valley is located in Floyd County
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- Landers ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Landers is located in Floyd County
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- Livingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Livingston is located in Floyd County
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- Melson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Melson is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melson
- Cave Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cunningham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cunningham is located in Floyd County
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- Coosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Hope ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Floyd County
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- Oreburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County
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- Grantville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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- Kirk's Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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- Forney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forney is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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- Lavender
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lavender is located in Floyd County
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- Early ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Early is located in Floyd County
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- Waterhouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waterhouse is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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- Lake Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
- Reeseburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reeseburg is located in Floyd County
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- Lindale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Atlanta Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
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- Alexis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alexis is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Prior
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prior is located in Polk County
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- Silver Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Rome is located in Floyd County
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- Farill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farill is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farill
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
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 Foster Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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