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 Elton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Elton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Elton listed first.
- Van Winkle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Van Winkle is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle
- Pearson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Monterey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Monterey is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- McRaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McRaven is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRaven
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Terry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whites
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
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- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- King
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thomasville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Thomasville is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Tougaloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Raymond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cynthia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cynthia is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia
- Brandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dry Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Grove is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Grove
- Green Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Green Crossing is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
- Beech Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beech Grove is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Pearl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pearl is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Bolton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Oakley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Thompsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Chapel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Crystal Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rankin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
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 Elton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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