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 Houston in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Houston. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Meridian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bailey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
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- Hookston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
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- Russell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
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- Topton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Topton is located in Lauderdale County
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- Lost Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
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- Lockhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
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- Lizelia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lizelia is located in Lauderdale County
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- Graham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Lauderdale County
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- Vimville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
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- Daleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
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- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prismatic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Prismatic is located in Kemper County
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- Oktibbeha ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oktibbeha is located in Kemper County
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- Kemper Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kemper Springs is located in Kemper County
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- Whynot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
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- Kewanee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kewanee is located in Lauderdale County
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- Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Roy is located in Clarke County
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- Battlefield ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Battlefield is located in Newton County
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- Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tamola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tamola is located in Kemper County
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- Rio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
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- Energy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Energy is located in Clarke County
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- Cuba
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Dove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dove is located in Sumter County (AL)
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- Roscoe ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Roscoe is located in Newton County
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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 Houston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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