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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Days had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Days, with the one closest to Days listed first.

  • Nesbit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Horn Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Walls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Walls is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
    • Former name for Walls:
    • Alpika
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <2>
  • Glover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Glover is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
  • Eudora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eudora is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
  • Lake View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake View is located in DeSoto County
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  • Hernando
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Cormorant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in DeSoto County
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  • Plum Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Plum Point is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
  • Whitehaven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Whitehaven is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehaven
  • Cub Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
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  • Bright
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bright is located in DeSoto County
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  • Norfolk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Norfolk is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
  • Penton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Penton is located in DeSoto County
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  • Capleville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
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  • Seyppel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
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  • Cedarview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cedarview is located in DeSoto County
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  • Olive Branch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Oakville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
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  • Bellevue
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellevue is located in Shelby County (TN)
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  • Pinckney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pinckney is located in Crittenden County (AR)
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  • Robinsonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Robinsonville is located in Tunica County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
  • Arkabutla
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Arkabutla is located in Tate County
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  • Lewisburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lewisburg is located in DeSoto County
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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 Days, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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