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, Damascus had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Damascus, with the one closest to Damascus listed first.
- Hays
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hays is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Sebastopol
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piketown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Piketown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prospect is located in Newton County
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- High Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Harperville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
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- Standing Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
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- Madden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Madden is located in Leake County
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- Lillian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lillian is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Conehatta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Lucern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
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- Tuscola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
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- Free Trade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Free Trade is located in Leake County
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- Cash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Freeny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freeny is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeny
- Dixon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
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- Laurel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Lena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Williston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Williston is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
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 Damascus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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