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

  • Taylor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Springdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Springdale is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Delay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Delay is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
  • University
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oxford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Oxford is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
  • Paris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Paris is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Alesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Alesville is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
  • Tula
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tula is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tula
  • Water Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • College Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • College Hill is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
  • Denmark
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Denmark is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Wallace
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wallace is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Pine Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pine Valley is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
  • Banner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lafayette Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
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  • Abbeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Velma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Velma is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
  • Central Academy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Central Academy is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Academy
  • Sarepta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
  • Toccopola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Harmontown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
  • Thaxton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Lespedeza
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lespedeza is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lespedeza
  • Terza
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Terza is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
  • Eureka Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Eureka Springs is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs

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 Markette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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