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 Dimes Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dimes Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dimes Ferry listed first.
- Whites
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Terry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beech Grove is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Pearl
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pearl is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- King
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Crystal Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Harrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Monterey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Dry Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dry Grove is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Grove
- Gallman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gallman is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallman
- Thomasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thomasville is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Pearson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Palestine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
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- Thompsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Braxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Van Winkle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Van Winkle is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle
- McRaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McRaven is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRaven
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Bear Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Hazlehurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond
(17 miles [27.4 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 Dimes Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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