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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>

While we didn't find Terry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Terry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Terry listed first.

  • Oak Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kilbourne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shelburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Shelburn is located in East Carroll Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
  • Pilcher Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pilcher Point is located in East Carroll Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Point
  • Forest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Forest is located in West Carroll Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
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  • Brunett ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Brunett is located in East Carroll Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunett
  • Robertdale ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Robertdale is located in East Carroll Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertdale
  • Sterling ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sterling is located in Chicot County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Lake Providence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Lake is located in Chicot County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
  • Benham ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Benham is located in East Carroll Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
  • Floyd
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Floyd is located in West Carroll Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Tallula
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tallula is located in Issaquena County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
  • Mayersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mayersville is located in Issaquena County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Parkdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Chatham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Chatham is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Bonita
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Glen Allan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Glen Allan is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allan
  • Sunshine
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunshine is located in Ashley County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
  • Hampton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hampton is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Erwin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Erwin is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Longwood
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Longwood is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Arcadia ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcadia is located in Issaquena County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Portland
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Grace
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Grace is located in Issaquena County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Lake Washington ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Washington is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Washington

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 Terry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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