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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 North Colony in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of North Colony. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to North Colony listed first.

  • Tougaloo
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tougaloo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tougaloo
    • Tougaloo is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tougaloo <3>
  • Cynthia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cynthia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia
    • Cynthia is located in Hinds County
  • Jackson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Green Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
    • Green Crossing is located in Hinds County
  • Van Winkle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Winkle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle
    • Van Winkle is located in Hinds County
  • Mannsdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mannsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
    • Mannsdale is located in Madison County
  • Clinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Hinds County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,873 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <3>
  • Pearson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pearson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Pearson is located in Rankin County
  • McRaven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McRaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRaven
    • McRaven is located in Hinds County
  • Livingston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
    • Livingston is located in Madison County
  • Anderson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson is located in Madison County
  • Greenfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Rankin County
  • Brandon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fannin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fannin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
    • Fannin is located in Rankin County
  • Flora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Flora is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <3>
  • Monterey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Monterey is located in Rankin County
  • Goshen Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goshen Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
    • Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
  • Canton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bolton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Bolton is located in Hinds County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Raymond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rankin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
    • Rankin is located in Rankin County
  • Midway
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Hinds County
  • Thomasville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
    • Thomasville is located in Rankin County
  • Nevada
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
    • Nevada is located in Hinds County
  • Palestine
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palestine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Palestine is located in Hinds County
  • Bentonia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonia
    • Bentonia is located in Yazoo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonia <3>

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 North Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.