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 Alford in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alford. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alford listed first.
- Petersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Algiers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rogers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Sandy Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bowman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bowman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
- Rumble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rumble is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Glezen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Littles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Littles is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles
- Pond Creek Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pond Creek Mills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Mills
- Cumback
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumback is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumback
- Winslow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ayrshire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ayrshire is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayrshire
- Otwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thomas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Thomas is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Survant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Survant is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Survant
- Oatsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Glendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Maysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maysville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Augusta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Augusta is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Waco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Waco is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Wheatland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Velpen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Iona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Iona is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
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 Alford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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