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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, De Buys had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Beauvoir
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
  • Handsboro
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Handsboro is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsboro
  • Mississippi City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
  • Gulfport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wool Market
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
    • Wool Market has also been known as:
    • Woolmarket
  • Biloxi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <2>
  • Long Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Ocean Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pass Christian
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Delisle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Delisle is located in Harrison County
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  • Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
  • Henderson Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Henderson Point is located in Harrison County
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  • Airey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Airey is located in Harrison County
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  • Bay Saint Louis
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Vancleave
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Waveland
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Pascagoula
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Kiln
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Escatawpa
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
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  • Moss Point
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Three Rivers
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers

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 De Buys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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