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 in 1895, Matagorda had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Matagorda, with the one closest to Matagorda listed first.
- Jonestown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wildwood is located in Coahoma County
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- Eagles Nest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
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- Coahoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rich
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
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- Clover Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Belen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belen is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
- Lula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Powell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County
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- Friars Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Dickerson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dickerson is located in Coahoma County
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- Stovall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stovall is located in Coahoma County
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- Clarksdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Marks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee
(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
- Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sherard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherard is located in Coahoma County
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- Dubbs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dubbs is located in Tunica County
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- Bobo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bobo is located in Coahoma County
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- Dublin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
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- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Huma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Huma is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Modoc
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Modoc is located in Phillips County (AR)
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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 Matagorda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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