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 Athens in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Athens. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Athens listed first.
- Greenbrier ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Acker ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
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- Beeks ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beeks is located in Monroe County
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- Quincy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy is located in Monroe County
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- Aberdeen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grubb Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grubb Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
- Amory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bigbee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bigbee is located in Monroe County
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- Sykes ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sykes is located in Monroe County
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- Binford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Binford is located in Monroe County
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- Gattman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Splunge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County
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- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Central Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Central Grove is located in Monroe County
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- Caledonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Gibson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
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- Muldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
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- Vinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
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- Molloy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Molloy is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molloy
- Riggins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County
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- Egypt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
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- Whites
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whites is located in Clay County
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- Pine Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Springs is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
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 Athens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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