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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>

While we didn't find Bacon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bacon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bacon listed first.

  • Van Vleet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Coleville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Coleville is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Neals ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Neals is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Sycamore ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Okolona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Buena Vista
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Buena Vista is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Egypt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Troy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Troy is located in Pontotoc County
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  • Ridge ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ridge is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Holladay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Holladay is located in Chickasaw County
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  • New Houlka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
    • Former names for New Houlka:
    • Houlka
    • Old Houlka
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  • Houston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McCondy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • McCondy is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Shannon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sonora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sonora is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Una
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Una is located in Clay County
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  • Gibson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gibson is located in Monroe County
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  • Central Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Central Grove is located in Monroe County
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  • Chiwapa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Chiwapa is located in Pontotoc County
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  • Nettleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparta is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Tabbville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tabbville is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Algoma
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Furrs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Furrs is located in Pontotoc County
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  • Woodland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Bigbee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bigbee is located in Monroe County
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  • Plantersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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 Bacon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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