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 in 1895, Murphy had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Murphy, with the one closest to Murphy listed first.
- Auter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Overby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hollandale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Panther Burn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nitta Yuma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warsaw is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Percy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Percy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Anguilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mont Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Grace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grace is located in Issaquena County
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- Lorenzen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rolling Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crump
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Prairie is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Pluto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Burdette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burdette is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Erwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Erwin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Glen Allan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glen Allan is located in Washington County
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- Egremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Egremont is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
- Dover ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- 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)
- James
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Washington ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Washington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Washington
- Longwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Longwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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