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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 Jonestown had a population of 286 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Jonestown had a population of 1,070 people.

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

  • Matagorda
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Matagorda is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matagorda
  • Eagles Nest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wildwood ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wildwood is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Coahoma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clover Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Belen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Belen is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
  • Rich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lyon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lula
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Clarksdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Friars Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dickerson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dickerson is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
  • Marks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marks is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <2>
  • Stovall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Stovall is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
  • Powell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Westover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Westover is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Dundee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sherard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherard is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherard
  • Helena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dublin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Dubbs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Dubbs is located in Tunica County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubbs
  • Bobo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bobo is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
  • Modoc
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Modoc is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
  • Clayton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Huma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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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