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, Avera had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Avera, with the one closest to Avera listed first.
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Adamsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Adamsville is located in Greene County
- Kittrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Leakesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
- Leakesville is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <3>
- State Line
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to State Line
- From Avera to State Line
- Leaf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Yellow Pine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Yellow Pine
- From Avera to Yellow Pine
- Escatawpa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Escatawpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Escatawpa
- From Avera to Escatawpa
- Vinegar Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Vinegar Bend
- From Avera to Vinegar Bend
- Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Wayne County
- Deer Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Deer Park
- From Avera to Deer Park
- Waynesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
- Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <3>
- Denham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Whistler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whistler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Whistler
- From Avera to Whistler
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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 Avera, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |