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 in 1895, Airey had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Airey, with the one closest to Airey listed first.

• Wool Market
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
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  • Wool Market has also been known as:
  • Woolmarket
• Handsboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Handsboro is located in Harrison County
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• Gulfport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Gulfport is located in Harrison County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,438 people
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• Mississippi City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
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• De Buys
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • De Buys is located in Harrison County
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• Beauvoir
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
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• Long Beach
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
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• Biloxi
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
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• Delisle
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Delisle is located in Harrison County
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• Ocean Springs
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Ocean Springs is located in Jackson County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
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• Vancleave
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Vancleave is located in Jackson County
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• Pass Christian
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pass Christian is located in Harrison County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,500 people
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• Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
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• Kiln
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kiln is located in Hancock County
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiln <2>
• Henderson Point
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Henderson Point is located in Harrison County
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• Bay Saint Louis
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,529 people
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• Americus ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Americus is located in Jackson County
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