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 Matthews Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Matthews Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Matthews Ferry listed first.
- Strayhorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Dubbs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Longtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Arkabutla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Evansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Tunica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
- Tunica is located in Tunica County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <3>
- Clayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Hollywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Austin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Dundee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Dundee is located in Tunica County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <3>
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Panola County
- Senatobia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senatobia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senatobia
- Senatobia is located in Tate County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senatobia <3>
- Cub Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Bowdre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Coldwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Coldwater is located in Tate County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <3>
- Pleasant Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in DeSoto County
- Lula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Lula is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <3>
- Robinsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Robinsonville is located in Tunica County
- Rich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
- Como
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Como is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <3>
- Commerce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Eudora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Powell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Powell is located in Coahoma County
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Penton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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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 Matthews Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |