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.
- Pickwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Spring Cottage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Cottage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
- Spring Cottage is located in Marion County
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
- Smithburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Franklinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Franklinton is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <3>
- Mount Hermon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Mount Hermon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hermon <3>
- Goss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Holmesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Sunny Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Topisaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Zona
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Lees Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Tilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Bailey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Oak Vale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Chinquapin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinquapin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County
- Ruth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Fernwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <3>
- Chatawa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Osyka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osyka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
- Osyka is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <3>
- Sun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <3>
- Orvisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - McComb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
- McComb is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <3>
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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 Dexter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |