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 Possumneck in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Possumneck. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Possumneck listed first.
- Hesterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Durant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Durant is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
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- Sallis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
- Sallis is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
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- McAdams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Beatty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Chita ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Kosciusko
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
- Kosciusko is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,615 people
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- Vaiden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
- Vaiden is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <3>
- Emory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Goodman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Goodman is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
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- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - McVille
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Ethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Smyrna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Poplar Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Poplar Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Acona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Lexington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <3>
- Shrock ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Thomastown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomastown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Thomastown is located in Leake County
- Newtonville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Newtonville is located in Attala County
- Foltz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Pickens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Pickens is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
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- Conway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Huntsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Montgomery County
- Ituma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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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 Possumneck, 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. |