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, Vans Valley had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Vans Valley, with the one closest to Vans Valley listed first.
- Cave Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Foster Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Mills is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Mills
- Landers ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Landers is located in Floyd County
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- Cunningham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cunningham is located in Floyd County
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- Livingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Livingston is located in Floyd County
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- Melson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Melson is located in Floyd County
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- Lake Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Creek is located in Polk County
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- Forney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forney is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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- Prior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prior is located in Polk County
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- Cedartown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reeseburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reeseburg is located in Floyd County
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- Grantville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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- Kirk's Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
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- Coosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Brice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brice is located in Floyd County
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- Silver Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lindale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
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- Mount Hope ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Floyd County
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- Oreburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County
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- Bluffton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bluffton is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Tecumseh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- New Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Rome is located in Floyd County
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- Early ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Early is located in Floyd County
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- Waterhouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterhouse is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhouse
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 Vans Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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