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 Howells Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Howells Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Howells Ferry listed first.
- Americus ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Three Rivers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
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- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Kushla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kushla is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kushla
- Chunchula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Spring Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Whistler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Prichard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vancleave
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Plateau
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Plateau is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Citronelle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Leakesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Grand Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fernland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fernland is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
- Saint Elmo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Theodore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leaf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leaf is located in Greene County
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- Cox
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cox is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
- Mobile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Escatawpa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Moss Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Orange Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Creola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Creola is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Bayou La Batre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fowl River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fowl River is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowl River
- Deer Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
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 Howells Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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