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 Providence in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Providence. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Eastabuchie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eastabuchie is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastabuchie
- Moselle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moselle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Hattiesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moscos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moscos is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscos
- Ellisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Ora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ora is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Laurel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Soso
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Amy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Gitano
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gitano is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gitano
- Bunker Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Taylorsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Errata
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Mount Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Providence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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