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 Holmesville had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- Topisaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McComb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fernwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fernwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smithburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ruth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ruth is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Johnstons Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstons Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstons Station
- Chatawa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Osyka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Norfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wellman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bogue Chitto
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Sunny Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Thompson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Huron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Kentwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Fork is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Bailey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bailey is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Tilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gillsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fair River
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fair River is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair River
- Smithdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Smithdale is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
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 Holmesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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