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 Merigold had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Merigold had a population of 371 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Merigold, with the one closest to Merigold listed first.
- Mound Bayou
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bayou
- Mound Bayou is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound Bayou <3>
- Renova
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,846 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <3>
- Shelby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <3>
- Boyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- Boyle is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyle <3>
- Mound City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Bolivar County
- O'Reilly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Lehrton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Hushpuckena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Deeson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Perthshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perthshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
- Duncan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Gunnison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Christmas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County
- Lobdell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Shaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Round Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Concordia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Wright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Wright is located in Bolivar County
- Alligator
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Rosedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rosedale is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <3>
- Dahomy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Quiver ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Choctaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Choctaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choctaw <3>
- Laconia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - White River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
- White River is located in Desha County (AR)
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Merigold. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bolivar County: www.co.bolivar.ms.us/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 Merigold, 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |