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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Amy had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Soso
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Gitano
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Gitano is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gitano
  • Laurel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Taylorsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Errata
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ellisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sandersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Lake Como
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Acme ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bunker Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bunker Hill is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
  • Moscos
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Moscos is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscos
  • Sylvarena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Heidelberg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Turnerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hamlet ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mize
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Moselle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Moselle is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
  • Bezer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ora
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ora is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
  • Vossburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Paulding
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Paulding is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
  • Eucutta
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Eucutta is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucutta
  • Williamsburg
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastabuchie
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Eastabuchie is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastabuchie
  • Montrose
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Raleigh
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Olive
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 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 Amy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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