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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>

While we didn't find Eiler in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Eiler. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Eiler listed first.

  • Melvin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Melvin is also located in Choctaw County
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  • Lusk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lusk is also located in Choctaw County
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  • Hinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hinton is also located in Choctaw County
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  • Carmichael
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Carmichael is located in Clarke County (MS)
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  • Matherville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Matherville is located in Wayne County (MS)
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  • Emory
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Emory is also located in Choctaw County
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  • Souwilpa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Souwilpa is also located in Choctaw County
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  • Isney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Isney is also located in Choctaw County
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  • Silas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Silas is also located in Choctaw County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
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  • Womack Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Womack Hill is also located in Choctaw County
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  • Butler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Butler is also located in Choctaw County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
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  • Tokio
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tokio is located in Wayne County (MS)
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  • Energy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Energy is located in Clarke County (MS)
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  • Ararat
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ararat is also located in Choctaw County
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  • Pushmataha
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Pushmataha is also located in Choctaw County
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  • Shubuta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shubuta is located in Clarke County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Aquilla
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Aquilla is also located in Choctaw County
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  • Mount Sterling
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Sterling is also located in Choctaw County
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  • De Soto
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • De Soto is located in Clarke County (MS)
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  • Quitman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Quitman is located in Clarke County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
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  • West Bend
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • West Bend is located in Clarke County
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  • Boice
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Boice is located in Wayne County (MS)
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  • Rescueville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rescueville is also located in Choctaw County
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  • Cunningham
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cunningham is located in Clarke County
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  • Denham
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Denham is located in Wayne County (MS)
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  • Roy
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Roy is located in Clarke County (MS)
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  • Whynot
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
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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 Eiler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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