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 Opelika in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Opelika. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Opelika listed first.
- Brownsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Murchison
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Edom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New York is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
- Martins Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Martins Mill is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
- Ben Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chandler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Walton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walton is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Fincastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Colfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Colfax is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Carroll
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Mount Sylvan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sylvan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sylvan
- Garden Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Valley is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Berryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Pruitt
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pruitt is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Fosterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Flint
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Swan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Lindale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Malakoff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
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 Opelika, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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