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 Dexter in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dexter. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dexter listed first.
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Pickwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pickwick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
- Spring Cottage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Cottage is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smithburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Franklinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Holmesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Sunny Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Topisaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Zona
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Zona is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Lees Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Tilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Bailey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Oak Vale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Chinquapin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Ruth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ruth is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Fernwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fernwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chatawa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Osyka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
- Orvisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Orvisburg is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvisburg
- McComb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Dexter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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