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 Merit in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Merit. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Merit listed first.
- Westville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
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- D'Lo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Braxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Everett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Everett is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Shivers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
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- Magee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harrisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harrisville is located in Simpson County
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- Cato
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
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- Jaynesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
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- Puckett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Johns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Johns is located in Rankin County
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- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Thomasville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Thomasville is located in Rankin County
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- Gunn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gunn is located in Smith County
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- Dobson ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dobson is located in Rankin County
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- Rockport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport is located in Copiah County
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- Grange ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
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- Daniel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
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- King
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- King is located in Rankin County
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- Pearl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pearl is located in Simpson County
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- Mount Olive
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Whites
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
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- Monterey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Lynwood ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lynwood is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood
- Beech Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Beech Grove is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
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 Merit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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