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 Independence in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Independence. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Independence listed first.
- Pulaski
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is also located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Morton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Polkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Raworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raworth is also located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Trenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Pelahatchie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Homewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Homewood is also located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Lynwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lynwood was located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood
- Daniel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Burns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Norris is also located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Gunn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gunn is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
- Johns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johns is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Shongelo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shongelo is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongelo
- Hillsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is also located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beach is also located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Rankin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rankin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Puckett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Dobson ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dobson was located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
- Lillian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lillian is also located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
- Eureka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Harperville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harperville is also located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Cato
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Raleigh
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Independence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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