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 Jonestown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Jonestown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Kossuth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hightown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Theo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Theo is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theo
- Gift
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gift is located in Alcorn County
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- Cuba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cuba is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Silver Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wenasoga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wenasoga is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenasoga
- Rienzi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Chewalla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Guys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Essary Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Tiplersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Mitchell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Tippah County
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- Glens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
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- Pocahontas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ramer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Walnut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blackland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Booneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jacinto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Falkner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Caffey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Gravel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Kendrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kendrick is located in Alcorn County
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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 Jonestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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