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 Colby in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Colby. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Colby listed first.
- Kearney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Anguilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mont Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Enola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enola is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Auter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Riverside Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Rolling Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Egremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Egremont is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
- Nitta Yuma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Lorenzen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Cary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valley is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Blanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Satartia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Yazoo City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <2>
- Panther Burn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Murphy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Crump
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Grace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grace is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Onward
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Smedes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Valley Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Dover ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Belle Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Prairie is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Percy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Percy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
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 Colby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |