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 Ocean Springs had a population of 1,148 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ocean Springs had a population of 17,791 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ocean Springs, with the one closest to Ocean Springs listed first.
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Biloxi
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beauvoir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
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- Vancleave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wool Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
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- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- De Buys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- De Buys is located in Harrison County
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- Handsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Handsboro is located in Harrison County
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- Pascagoula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mississippi City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
- Moss Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Escatawpa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
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- Gulfport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Three Rivers
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
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- Orange Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Long Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Airey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Airey is located in Harrison County
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- Americus ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
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- Pass Christian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grand Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Delisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Delisle is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
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 Ocean Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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