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, Orion had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Orion, with the one closest to Orion listed first.
- Wallhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wallhill is located in Marshall County
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- Marianna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
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- Chulahoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
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- Watson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Watson is located in Marshall County
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- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Galena is located in Marshall County
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- Thyatira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thyatira is located in Tate County
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- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tyro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
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- Red Banks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Victoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
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- Ingrams Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
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- Byhalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Laws Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
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- Mahon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mahon is located in Marshall County
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- Cockrum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cockrum is located in DeSoto County
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- Bowman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bowman is located in Tate County
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- Harmontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
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- Waterford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Looxahoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Glenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Panola County
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- Lewisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg is located in DeSoto County
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- Miller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Miller is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Abbeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cayce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cayce is located in Marshall 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 Orion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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