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 Readland in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Readland. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Readland listed first.
- Grand Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grand Lake is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Kilbourne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chatham is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Pilcher Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pilcher Point is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Point
- Glen Allan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glen Allan is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allan
- Erwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Erwin is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Longwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Brunett ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brunett is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunett
- Robertdale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Robertdale is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertdale
- Lake Washington ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Washington is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Washington
- Shelburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shelburn is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hampton is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Lakeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeport is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- James
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Benham ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benham is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Mayersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Grace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grace is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Sunnyside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wayside is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Refuge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Refuge is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Lake Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lake Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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 Readland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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