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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 Independence had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Bowman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bowman is located in Tate County
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  • Thyatira
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Thyatira is located in Tate County
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  • Wallhill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Wallhill is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallhill
  • Cockrum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cockrum is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
  • Looxahoma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Looxahoma is located in Tate County
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  • Orion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Orion is located in Marshall County
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  • Watson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Watson is located in Marshall County
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  • Ingrams Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
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  • Coldwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Tyro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tyro is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
  • Chulahoma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
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  • Lewisburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lewisburg is located in DeSoto County
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  • Senatobia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marianna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Marianna is located in Marshall County
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  • Bright
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bright is located in DeSoto County
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  • Glenville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Glenville is located in Panola County
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  • Byhalia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hernando
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmontown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
  • Galena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Galena is located in Marshall County
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  • Victoria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Victoria is located in Marshall County
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  • Miller
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Miller is located in DeSoto County
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  • Cedarview
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cedarview is located in DeSoto County
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  • Como
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Como is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
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  • Laws Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill

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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