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 Bells in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bells. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bells listed first.
- Cedar Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Pheba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mhoons Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Griffith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Longview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Osborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Osborn is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Siloam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Double Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Beasley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Palo Alto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Palo Alto is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Abbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Maben
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Bradley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Montpelier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Cumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Sessums
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mathiston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tibbee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tibbee is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbee
- West Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sturgis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Oktoc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oktoc is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktoc
- Artesia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Clarkson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
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 Bells, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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