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 Plains had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Plains had a population of 635 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Plains, with the one closest to Plains listed first.
- New Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Point is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
- Gooseberry ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gooseberry is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Preston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cottondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cottondale is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Maddox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maddox is located in Sumter County
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- Sumter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Americus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leveretts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parrott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gatewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Church Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Weston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Draneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- La Crosse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bronwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Huntington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Huntington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Ellaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hoggs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hoggs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggs
- Putnam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Putnam is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
- Kimbrough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kimbrough is located in Webster County
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- Parkers ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Parkers is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Doyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Doyle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
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 Plains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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