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 Africa in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Africa. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Africa listed first.
- Bobo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bobo is located in Coahoma County
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- Alligator
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Duncan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Hushpuckena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
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- Dublin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
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- Green Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Grove is located in Coahoma County
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- Shelby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sherard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sherard is located in Coahoma County
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- Clarksdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Hillhouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillhouse is located in Coahoma County
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- Sunflower Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
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- Round Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
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- Deeson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County
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- Lyon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Mound Bayou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
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- Perthshire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
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- Merigold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stovall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stovall is located in Coahoma County
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- Dickerson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dickerson is located in Coahoma County
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- Laconia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Laconia is located in Desha County (AR)
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- Concordia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Concordia is located in Bolivar County
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- Gunnison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Eagles Nest
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
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- Webb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
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 Africa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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