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 Prospect in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Prospect. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Fayetteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Camargo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Kelso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Molino
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
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- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Lincoln County
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- Harms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
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- Fisk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fisk is located in Madison County (AL)
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- Flintville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
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- Howell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Howell is located in Lincoln County
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- Key's Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Smithland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Smithland is located in Lincoln County
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- Mulberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blanche
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blanche is located in Lincoln County
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- Plevna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plevna is located in Madison County (AL)
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- Hughey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
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- Elora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blakeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blakeville is located in Lincoln County
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- Belleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
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- Boonshill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
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- Dellrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cash Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
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- Madison Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
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- New Market
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Millville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
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 Prospect, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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