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 Purnell in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Purnell. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Purnell listed first.
- Moorhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Runnymede
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Runnymede is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
- Itta Bena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baird
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Sheppardtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sheppardtown is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppardtown
- Roebuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Fort Loring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Faisonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Rixwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rixwood is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixwood
- Indianola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sidon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Rising Sun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rising Sun is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- McNutt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Cruger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Shellmound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Heathman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Keirn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Sunnyside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Holly Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Holly Ridge is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Lehrton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lehrton is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehrton
- Shaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Tchula
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Minter City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- O'Reilly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- O'Reilly is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Reilly
- Choctaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
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 Purnell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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