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 Ovilla in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ovilla. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ovilla listed first.
- Strathmore ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strathmore is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmore
- Moon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Voorhies
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Napier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Napier is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Pinkney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pinkney is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
- Knob Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Henryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Waynesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nancy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nancy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Westpoint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Lawrenceburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ethridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Brace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brace is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brace
- Busby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Summertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Hohenwald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wayland Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wayland Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland Springs
- Loretto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crestview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crestview is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
- Victory ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Victory is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Light ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Light is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Seven ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Seven is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenters is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
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 Ovilla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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