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 Plairs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Plairs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Plairs listed first.
- Cedar Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Pheba
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mhoons Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Griffith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Osborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Osborn is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Siloam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Cairo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Beasley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
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- Abbott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Palo Alto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Palo Alto is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Double Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Sessums
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maben
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Bradley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
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- Montpelier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
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- Tibbee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tibbee is located in Clay County
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- Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Artesia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Oktoc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oktoc is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktoc
- Whites
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Mathiston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sturgis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Muldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
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- Una
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Clarkson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
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 Plairs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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