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 Rentz Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rentz Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rentz Ferry listed first.
- Myrtlewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Rembert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rembert is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembert
- Tompkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Robjohn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robjohn is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robjohn
- Nanafalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
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- Aimwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
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- Moss ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
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- Octagon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Octagon is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
- Sweet Water
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Old Spring Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Spring Hill is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Spring Hill
- Williamsburg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Marengo County
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- Coatopa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Shiloh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Marengo County
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- McDowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
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- Dixon's Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
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- Demopolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gaston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gaston is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Mount Sterling
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Choctaw County
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- Putnam
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
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- Nicholsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nicholsville is located in Marengo County
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- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
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- Dayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
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 Rentz Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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