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>
Americus itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Americus, with the one closest to Americus listed first.
- Three Rivers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Vancleave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Escatawpa
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Moss Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Orange Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
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- Grand Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pascagoula
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fernland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fernland is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
- Ocean Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Elmo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Leaf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leaf is located in Greene County
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- Kushla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kushla is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kushla
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Biloxi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Theodore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Chunchula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou La Batre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Airey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Airey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
- Wool Market
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whistler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
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 Americus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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