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 Murphy Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Murphy Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Murphy Ferry listed first.
- Murphy
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
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- Auter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
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- Hollandale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Overby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Overby is located in Washington County
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- Panther Burn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
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- Warsaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warsaw is located in Washington County
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- Percy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Percy is located in Washington County
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- Nitta Yuma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
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- Anguilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Mont Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
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- Riverside Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
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- Grace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grace is located in Issaquena County
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- Lorenzen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
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- Hampton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
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- Rolling Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
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- Crump
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
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- Pluto
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
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- Belle Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Prairie is located in Yazoo County
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- Glen Allan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glen Allan is located in Washington County
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- Burdette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burdette is located in Washington County
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- Erwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Erwin is located in Washington County
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- Egremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Egremont is located in Sharkey County
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- Dover ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
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- Thornton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Thornton is located in Holmes County
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- Baird
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
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- Wayside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Washington County
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- Avon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Washington County
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- James
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- James is located in Washington County
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- Longwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Longwood is located in Washington County
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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 Murphy Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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