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 Irene in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Irene. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Irene listed first.
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fernwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fernwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Huron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- McComb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Fork is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Chatawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gillsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Osyka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Johnstons Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstons Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstons Station
- Holmesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Smithdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smithdale is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Kentwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Norfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Smithburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Topisaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Ruth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Little Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Springs
- Bogue Chitto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Zion Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Tangipahoa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Hermon
(20 miles [32.2 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 Irene, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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