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 Moss Point had a population of 1,750 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Moss Point had a population of 13,226 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Moss Point, with the one closest to Moss Point listed first.
- Escatawpa
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Pascagoula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orange Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Three Rivers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Grand Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Vancleave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fernland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fernland is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
- Bayou La Batre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ocean Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Americus ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Fowl River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fowl River is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowl River
- Biloxi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Theodore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mon Louis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mon Louis is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
- Beauvoir
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Wool Market
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- De Buys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- De Buys is located in Harrison County
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- Spring Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Handsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Handsboro is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsboro
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 Moss Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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