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 Meridian had a population of 10,624 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Meridian had a population of 36,011 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Meridian, with the one closest to Meridian listed first.
- Lost Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Russell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vimville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hookston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Topton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Topton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topton
- Lockhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roy is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Lizelia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lizelia is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizelia
- Collinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whynot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Daleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Energy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Energy is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Kewanee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kewanee is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- Prismatic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Prismatic is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prismatic
- Stonewall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oktibbeha ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oktibbeha is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktibbeha
- Kemper Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kemper Springs is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper Springs
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Battlefield ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Battlefield is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Hickory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Cuba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Roscoe ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Roscoe is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
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 Meridian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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