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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 Iron City had a population of 381 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2009, Iron City had a population of 380 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.

  • Wayland Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Wayland Springs is located in Lawrence County
  • Pruitton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pruitton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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    • Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Light ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Light have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
    • Light is located in Wayne County
  • Saint Joseph
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Saint Joseph is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
  • Green Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Webster ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Webster is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Westpoint
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
    • Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
  • Belew ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belew have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Loretto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Loretto is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <4>
  • Bailey Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bailey Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
    • Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Pinkney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
    • Pinkney is located in Lawrence County
  • Pleasant Valley ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Wayne County
  • Jacksonburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacksonburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
    • Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Saint Florian
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Florian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
    • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Busby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
    • Busby is located in Lawrence County
  • Cloverdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Moon ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
    • Moon is located in Wayne County
  • Mars Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mars Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
    • Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Comer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
    • Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Lexington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Knob Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
    • Knob Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittens Stand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
    • Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
  • Cypress Inn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cypress Inn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
    • Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
  • Beach Grove ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beach Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
    • Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Pleasant Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
    • Pleasant Point is located in Lawrence County

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 Iron City, 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.