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

  • Egypt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Buena Vista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Buena Vista is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Okolona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sycamore ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Gibson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gibson is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
  • McCondy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • McCondy is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCondy
  • Van Vleet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
  • Una
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Una is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
  • Coleville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Coleville is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleville
  • Neals ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Neals is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals
  • Central Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Central Grove is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
  • Nettleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Shannon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Holladay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Holladay is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
  • Houston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sonora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sonora is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
  • Sykes ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sykes is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes
  • Aberdeen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Troy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Troy is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Ridge ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Ridge is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Muldon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Muldon is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
  • Bigbee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bigbee is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
  • Sparta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparta is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Binford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Binford is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
  • Acker ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Acker is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
  • Amory
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • New Houlka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
    • Former names for New Houlka:
    • Houlka
    • Old Houlka
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <2>

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 Chalk Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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