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 Gaston in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gaston. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gaston listed first.
- Booneville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Booneville is located in Prentiss County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <2>
- Blackland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Rienzi
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Altitude
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Hightown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Geeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Jacinto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Kossuth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Kossuth is located in Alcorn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kossuth <2>
- Silver Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Tippah County
- Baldwyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwyn
- Baldwyn is located in Prentiss County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwyn <2>
- Mitchell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Dumas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - New Site
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Graham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Union County
- Bethany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Marietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Burton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Glens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Theo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Corinth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Corinth is located in Alcorn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,435 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <2>
- Gift
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Molino
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Corrona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Guntown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntown
- Guntown is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,797 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntown <2>
- Kirkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Burnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Tishomingo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <2>
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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 Gaston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |