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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Memphis had a population of 120 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Memphis had a population of 26 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Memphis, with the one closest to Memphis listed first.

  • Brazelia ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazelia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazelia
    • Brazelia is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Prairie Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Point
    • Prairie Point is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Garden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
    • Garden is located in Pickens County
  • Harlan ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
    • Harlan is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Bigbee Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigbee Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee Valley
    • Bigbee Valley is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Bridgeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
    • Bridgeville is located in Pickens County
  • Cliftonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliftonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftonville
    • Cliftonville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Vienna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Vienna is located in Pickens County
  • Cooksville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
    • Cooksville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Paulette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
    • Paulette is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Dillburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillburg
    • Dillburg is located in Pickens County
  • Deerbrook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
    • Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Warsaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Warsaw is located in Sumter County
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Greene County
  • Olney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
    • Olney is located in Pickens County
  • Macon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Macon is located in Noxubee County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <4>
  • Binnsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Binnsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
    • Binnsville is located in Kemper County (MS)
  • Lewiston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lewiston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Lewiston is located in Greene County
  • Trinity
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Trinity is located in Lowndes County (MS)
  • Brooksville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Shuqualak
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shuqualak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
    • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • West Greene
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
    • West Greene is located in Greene County
  • Benevola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benevola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
    • Benevola is located in Pickens County
  • Wahalak
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahalak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
    • Wahalak is located in Kemper County (MS)
  • Giles
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
    • Giles is located in Kemper County (MS)
  • Pleasant Grove
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Pickens County
  • Stafford
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Stafford is located in Pickens County
  • Crawford
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in Lowndes County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <4>

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 Memphis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.