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 Council in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Council. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Council listed first.
- Bledsoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
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- Peters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peters is located in Lee County
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- Park Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park Place is located in Lee County
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- Rawlinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
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- Askew ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Askew is located in Lee County
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- Commerce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Commerce is located in Tunica County (MS)
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- Bowdre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdre is located in Tunica County (MS)
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- Robinsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Robinsonville is located in Tunica County (MS)
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- Hollywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Tunica County (MS)
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- Penton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Penton is located in DeSoto County (MS)
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- Seyppel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County
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- Pinckney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County
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- Tunica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackfish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blackfish is located in Saint Francis County
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- Lake Cormorant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Norfolk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
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- Widener
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Marianna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Austin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Tunica County (MS)
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- Evansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County (MS)
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- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Bayou
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
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- Bonair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
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- Haynes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Lee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Felton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Felton is located in Lee County
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- Glover
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glover is located in DeSoto 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 Council, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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