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 Gainesville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gainesville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gainesville listed first.
- Mount Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hebron is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hebron
- Hamner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hamner is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamner
- Sumterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Warsaw is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Miller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boligee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Greene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Giles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vienna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Pleasant Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Binnsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Livingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tishabee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tishabee is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishabee
- Eutaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Scooba
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sucarnoochee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Forkland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bridgeville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
- Paulette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Paulette is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Porterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
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 Gainesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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