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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hightown had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hightown, with the one closest to Hightown listed first.

  • Kossuth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Theo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theo
    • Theo is located in Alcorn County
  • Rienzi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gift
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gift have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
    • Gift is located in Alcorn County
  • Cuba
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Alcorn County
  • Corinth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mitchell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mitchell is located in Tippah County
  • Blackland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Booneville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wenasoga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wenasoga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenasoga
    • Wenasoga is located in Alcorn County
  • Chewalla
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jacinto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Glens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
    • Glens is located in Alcorn County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Glens
    • From Hightown to Glens
  • Tiplersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Essary Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Guys
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Falkner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Dumas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
    • Dumas is located in Tippah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Geeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Geeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
    • Geeville is located in Prentiss County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Geeville
    • From Hightown to Geeville
  • Altitude
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ripley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pocahontas
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Pocahontas is located in Hardeman County (TN)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <2>
  • Ramer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramer
    • Ramer is located in McNairy County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramer <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 Hightown, 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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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