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.
- Yazoo City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hilton is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Anding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dover ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Crump
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Free Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Free Run is located in Yazoo County
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- Eden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Belle Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Belle Prairie is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Enola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enola is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Myrleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Myrleville is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrleville
- Satartia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Bentonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Evans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pluto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Bee Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Zeiglerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zeiglerville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeiglerville
- Coxburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fordyke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Thornton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Thornton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Kearney
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tolarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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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