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 Cam in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Cam. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Cam listed first.
- Brookhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Wellman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
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- Fair River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fair River is located in Lincoln County
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- Bogue Chitto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Wesson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Norfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Beauregard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Ruth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Johnstons Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Johnstons Station is located in Lincoln County
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- Tryus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
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- Browns Wells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Wells is located in Copiah County
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- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Martinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Bowerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
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- Caseyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Kennolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kennolia is located in Franklin County
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- Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
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- Ashley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Topisaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Gallatin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gallatin is located in Copiah County
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- Hazlehurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hooker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Allen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
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 Cam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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