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>
Light itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Light, with the one closest to Light listed first.
- Iron City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
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- Wayland Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wayland Springs is located in Lawrence County
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- Pruitton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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- Pleasant Valley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Wayne County
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- Webster ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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- Saint Joseph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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- Westpoint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
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- Pinkney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pinkney is located in Lawrence County
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- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
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- Cypress Inn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
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- Cloverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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- Moon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Moon is located in Wayne County
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- Jacksonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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- Bailey Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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- Belew ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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- Loretto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Florian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Knob Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knob Creek is located in Lawrence County
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- Victory ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Victory is located in Wayne County
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- Mars Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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- Busby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
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- Kendell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kendell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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- Weatherford ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Weatherford is located in Wayne County
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- Comer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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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 Light, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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