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 Dogtown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dogtown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Toccopola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Lafayette Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Tula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Denmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Thaxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
- Thaxton is located in Pontotoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thaxton <3>
- Delay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Sarepta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Esperanza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Banner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Banner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banner <3>
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Etta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Algoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Algoma is located in Pontotoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algoma <3>
- Pontotoc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontotoc
- Pontotoc is located in Pontotoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontotoc <3>
- University
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- University is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University <3>
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,635 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>
- Ecru
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
- Ecru is located in Pontotoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecru <3>
- Poolville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Gallway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Taylor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>
- Ingomar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Darden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Darden is located in Union County
- Springdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Reid
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Cherry Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc 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 Dogtown, 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. |