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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 Longshot in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Longshot. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Longshot listed first.

  • Dahomy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dahomy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
    • Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dahomy
    • From Longshot to Dahomy
  • Lobdell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lobdell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
    • Lobdell is located in Bolivar County
  • Benoit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benoit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
    • Benoit is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benoit <4>
  • Choctaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shaw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
    • Shaw is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Bolivar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Bolivar is located in Bolivar County
  • Lake Vista
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
    • Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
  • Mound City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Scott
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Helm
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
    • Helm is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Helm
    • From Longshot to Helm
  • Christmas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • O'Reilly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Reilly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Reilly
    • O'Reilly is located in Bolivar County
  • Boyle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lamont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cleveland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,846 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
  • Mound Landing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Renova
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renova have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
    • Renova is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Eutaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eutaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
    • Eutaw is located in Bolivar County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Eutaw
    • From Longshot to Eutaw
  • Magenta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magenta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
    • Magenta is located in Washington County
  • Stoneville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Elizabeth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Elizabeth is located in Washington County
  • Leland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Holly Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
    • Holly Ridge is located in Sunflower County
  • Rosedale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Merigold
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merigold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merigold
    • Merigold is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merigold <4>

The official website for Bolivar County: www.co.bolivar.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 Longshot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<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>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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