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 Fortners Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fortners Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fortners Ferry listed first.
- Terry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whites
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
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- King
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- King is located in Rankin County
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- Beech Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beech Grove is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Pearl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pearl is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Monterey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Pearson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
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- Crystal Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
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- Dry Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dry Grove is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Grove
- Van Winkle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Van Winkle 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
- McRaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McRaven is located in Hinds County
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- Thomasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thomasville is located in Rankin County
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- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harrisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisville is located in Simpson County
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- Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Raymond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gallman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gallman is located in Copiah County
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- Chapel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oakley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
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- Braxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Brandon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Fortners Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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