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 Lela in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lela. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lela listed first.
- Spooner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spooner is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
- Brinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Horns Cross Road ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Horns Cross Road is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Cross Road
- Twilight ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Twilight is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Jakin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorendo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eldorendo is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorendo
- Mayhaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Bascom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Colquitt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Recovery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Recovery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
- Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
- Bainbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sneads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chattahoochee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Inwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- River Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- River Junction is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Faceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Faceville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
- Cypress
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fowlstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marianna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Climax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ashford
(26 miles [41.8 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 Lela, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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