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 Austin had a population of 154 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Austin, with the one closest to Austin listed first.
- Clayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tunica
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dubbs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dubbs is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubbs
- Dundee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hollywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Askew ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Askew is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Phillips Bayou
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Southland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Southland is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southland
- Bowdre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdre is located in Tunica County
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- Commerce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Commerce is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Peters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Peters is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Lula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Huma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Robinsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Robinsonville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Rich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Park Place
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Park Place is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
- LaGrange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Latour
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Strayhorn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Strayhorn is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strayhorn
- Lexa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lexa is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <2>
- Bledsoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Arkabutla
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Penton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Penton is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
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 Austin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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