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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 Bissaasha in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bissaasha. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bissaasha listed first.

  • Roscoe ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Roscoe was located in Newton County
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  • Battlefield ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Battlefield was located in Newton County
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  • Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Union is also located in Newton County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
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  • Stamper ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Stamper was located in Newton County
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  • Decatur
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Decatur is also located in Newton County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
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  • House
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • House is located in Neshoba County
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  • Collinsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rio
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rio is located in Kemper County
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  • Lucern
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lucern is also located in Newton County
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  • Tucker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
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  • Prospect
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Prospect is also located in Newton County
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  • Hickory
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hickory is also located in Newton County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
  • Oktibbeha ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Oktibbeha was located in Kemper County
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  • Dixon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
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  • Conehatta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Conehatta is also located in Newton County
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  • Newton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Newton is also located in Newton County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
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  • Hookston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
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  • Spinks ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Spinks was located in Kemper County
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  • Graham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Graham is located in Lauderdale County
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  • Ocobla
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
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  • Lawrence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Philadelphia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • High Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • High Hill is located in Leake County
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  • Sebastopol
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lost Gap
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
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  • Bailey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
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  • Prismatic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Prismatic is located in Kemper County
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  • Hays
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hays is located in Scott County
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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 Bissaasha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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