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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Yazoo City
- From Jonestown to Yazoo City
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Pearce ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lake City
- From Jonestown to Lake City
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <2>
- Anding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Anding
- From Jonestown to Anding
- Dover ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Crump
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- 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.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crump
- From Jonestown to Crump
- Free Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Eden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Belle Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Belle Prairie is located in Yazoo County
- Enola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Myrleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrleville
- Myrleville is located in Yazoo County
- Satartia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Bentonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonia
- Bentonia is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonia <2>
- Evans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Evans
- From Jonestown to Evans
- Pluto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- 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.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pluto
- From Jonestown to Pluto
- Mechanicsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Yazoo County
- Bee Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bee Lake
- From Jonestown to Bee Lake
- Zeiglerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeiglerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeiglerville
- Zeiglerville is located in Holmes County
- Coxburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coxburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coxburg
- From Jonestown to Coxburg
- Fordyke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fordyke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fordyke
- From Jonestown to Fordyke
- Thornton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Kearney
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kearney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kearney
- From Jonestown to Kearney
- Tolarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tolarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tolarville
- From Jonestown to Tolarville
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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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |