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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Melvin had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Melvin, with the one closest to Melvin listed first.
- Matherville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County (MS)
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- Carmichael
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carmichael is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael
- Emory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Isney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Souwilpa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
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- Lusk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lusk is located in Choctaw County
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- Hinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hinton is located in Choctaw County
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- Tokio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tokio is located in Wayne County (MS)
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- Silas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shubuta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Aquilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County
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- De Soto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Womack Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Boice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boice is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boice
- Quitman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Energy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Energy is located in Clarke County (MS)
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- Ararat
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ararat is located in Choctaw County
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- Butler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Denham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Denham is located in Wayne County (MS)
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- Rescueville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rescueville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescueville
- Pushmataha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Waynesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
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- Mount Sterling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Choctaw County
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- Healing Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
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 Melvin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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