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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>

While we didn't find Jaketown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Jaketown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Jaketown listed first.

  • Marcella
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcella have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
    • Marcella is located in Holmes County
  • Baird
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baird. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
    • Baird is located in Sunflower County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Baird
    • From Jaketown to Baird
  • Sheppardtown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheppardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppardtown
    • Sheppardtown is located in Leflore County
  • Moorhead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pluto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pluto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
    • Pluto is located in Holmes County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pluto
    • From Jaketown to Pluto
  • Thornton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
    • Thornton is located in Holmes County
  • Good Hope
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Good Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Good Hope is located in Holmes County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Good Hope
    • From Jaketown to Good Hope
  • Keirn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keirn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
    • Keirn is located in Holmes County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Keirn
    • From Jaketown to Keirn
  • Cruger
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cruger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
    • Cruger is located in Holmes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Murphy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murphy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Murphy is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Murphy
    • From Jaketown to Murphy
  • Mileston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tchula
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bee Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Indianola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Belle Prairie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
    • Belle Prairie is located in Yazoo County
  • Crump
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crump. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
    • Crump is located in Yazoo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Crump
    • From Jaketown to Crump
  • Howard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Howard is located in Holmes County
  • Auter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Auter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
    • Auter is located in Sharkey County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Auter
    • From Jaketown to Auter
  • Dover ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Yazoo County
  • Faisonia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Faisonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
    • Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Faisonia
    • From Jaketown to Faisonia
  • Sidon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
    • Sidon is located in Leflore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Roebuck
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Runnymede
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runnymede have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
    • Runnymede is located in Leflore County
  • Itta Bena
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Heathman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heathman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
    • Heathman is located in Sunflower County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Heathman
    • From Jaketown to Heathman

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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 Jaketown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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