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, Burns had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Burns, with the one closest to Burns listed first.
- Shongelo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shongelo is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongelo
- Trenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Gunn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gunn is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
- Pulaski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pulaski is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Polkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Daniel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bezer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Norris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norris is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Sylvarena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Puckett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Raworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Morton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lynwood ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lynwood is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood
- Johns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Johns is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Everett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Everett is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mize
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Montrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pelahatchie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cato
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dobson ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dobson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
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 Burns, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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