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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 Pratts in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Pratts. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Pratts listed first.

  • Baldwyn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Guntown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirkville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
  • Ratliff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ratliff is located in Itawamba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff
  • Marietta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Marietta is located in Prentiss County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Geeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Geeville is located in Prentiss County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
  • Bethany
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bethany is located in Lee County
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  • Saltillo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hazeldell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hazeldell is located in Prentiss County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
  • Corrona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Corrona is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
  • Birmingham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Birmingham is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Blackland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackland is located in Prentiss County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
  • New Site
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Site is located in Prentiss County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
  • Mantachie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Booneville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Graham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Graham is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Macedonia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Macedonia is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
  • Mooreville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Mooreville is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
  • Ellistown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Ellistown is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
  • Altitude
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Altitude is located in Prentiss County
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  • Sherman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ballardsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
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  • Blue Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Tupelo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Burton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Burton is located in Prentiss County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton

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 Pratts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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