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 Morris in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Morris. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
- Williamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Moscos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moscos is located in Covington County
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- Ora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ora is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Goss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Columbia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Vale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Mount Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Tilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
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- Jaynesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Eastabuchie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Eastabuchie is located in Forrest County
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- Moselle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Moselle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Silver Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hattiesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pickwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pickwick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
- Grange ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Bunker Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Hooker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
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- Spring Cottage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Cottage is located in Marion County
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- Monticello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ellisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mize
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Magee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gitano
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gitano is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gitano
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 Morris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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