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>
Fort Bayou itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Bayou, with the one closest to Fort Bayou listed first.
- Ocean Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vancleave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Biloxi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Escatawpa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Pascagoula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Three Rivers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Beauvoir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Orange Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Wool Market
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- De Buys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- De Buys is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Buys
- Handsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Handsboro is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsboro
- Mississippi City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
- Americus ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Gulfport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Grand Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fernland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fernland is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
- Airey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Airey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
- Long Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bayou La Batre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Coden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
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 Fort Bayou, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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