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 Mississippi City had a population of 534 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mississippi City, with the one closest to Mississippi City listed first.
- Handsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Handsboro is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsboro
- De Buys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- De Buys is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Buys
- Gulfport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beauvoir
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wool Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Biloxi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pass Christian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Delisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Delisle is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
- Ocean Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Henderson Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Henderson Point is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Point
- Bay Saint Louis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Airey
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Airey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Waveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vancleave
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kiln
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pascagoula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
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 Mississippi City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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