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, Melson had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Melson, with the one closest to Melson listed first.
- Foster Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Foster Mills is located in Floyd County
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- Grantville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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- Kirk's Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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- Livingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Livingston is located in Floyd County
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- Early ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Early is located in Floyd County
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- Cave Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vans Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vans Valley is located in Floyd County
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- Mount Hope ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Hope is located in Floyd County
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- Waterhouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waterhouse is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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- Alexis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alexis is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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- Forney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forney is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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- Landers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Landers is located in Floyd County
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- Coosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farill is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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- Sterling ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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- Noah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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- Key
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Key is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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- Cunningham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cunningham is located in Floyd County
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- Oreburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County
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- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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- Fullerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fullerton is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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- Lavender
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lavender is located in Floyd County
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- Bomar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bomar is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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- Prior
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prior is located in Polk County
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- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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- Gaylesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Melson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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