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 Petertown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Petertown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Petertown listed first.
- Maud
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maud is located in Colbert County (AL)
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- Bishop
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
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- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Pleasant Site
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Margerum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Margerum is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margerum
- Denton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Denton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Iuka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
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- Cherokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Burton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
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- Rock Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Mountain Mills ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mountain Mills is located in Colbert County (AL)
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- Red Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Barton is located in Colbert County (AL)
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- Riverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Burnsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Site
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
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- Frankfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Frankfort is located in Franklin County (AL)
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- Smithsonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smithsonia is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsonia
- Altitude
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jacinto
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
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- Short
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County
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- Hazeldell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hazeldell is located in Prentiss County
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- Belgreen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County (AL)
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- Wright
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wright is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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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 Petertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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