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 in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Matthews. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Sarepta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Reid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reid is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph is also located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Loyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Banner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Toccopola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Toccopola is also located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- New Houlka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pittsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Algoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tula is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tula
- Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge was located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Hollis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hollis is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Thaxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Delay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Paris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Lafayette County
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- Lafayette Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Holladay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holladay is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Denmark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Pontotoc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chiwapa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chiwapa is also located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiwapa
- Pine Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Valley is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
- Benela
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Benela is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
- Tabbville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tabbville is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabbville
- Houston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Esperanza
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Esperanza is also located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperanza
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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