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, Carpenter had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Carpenter, with the one closest to Carpenter listed first.
- Myles
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Utica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reganton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reganton is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reganton
- Cayuga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rocky Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Humphreys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Humphreys is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Hermanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hermanville is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
- Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Hinds County
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- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Learned
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barlow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barlow is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Dry Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Grove is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Grove
- Oakley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Port Gibson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gallatin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gallatin is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Gallman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gallman is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallman
- Palestine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yokena
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Yokena is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yokena
- Oaklawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oaklawn is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
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 Carpenter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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