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34.181497, -89.168402
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We found 39 communities that share the name Randolph.
There is one other community in Mississippi which is also named Randolph.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 38 communities, 36 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Located In Mississippi ...
Washington County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Randolph [Washington County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Bibb County
This Randolph is located in Bibb County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Randolph.
Arizona
Pinal County
This Randolph is located in Pinal County and lies 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km]<2> to the west of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Randolph.
California
Sierra County
This Randolph is located in Sierra County and lies 1,753 miles [2,821.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Randolph.
Illinois
McLean County
This Randolph is located in McLean County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<2> to the north of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Randolph.
Randolph County
This Randolph is located in Randolph County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km] to the north of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Randolph.
Indiana
Randolph County
This Randolph is located in Randolph County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Randolph.
Iowa
Fremont County
This Randolph is located in Fremont County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Randolph.
Kansas
Riley County
This Randolph is located in Riley County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riley County community of Randolph.
Kentucky
Metcalfe County
This Randolph is located in Metcalfe County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Metcalfe County community of Randolph.
Louisiana
Union Parish
This Randolph is located in Union Parish and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union Parish community of Randolph.
Maine
Kennebec County
This Randolph is located in Kennebec County and lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Randolph.
Manitoba
This Randolph lies 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
Maryland
Montgomery County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Randolph [Montgomery County].
Massachusetts
Norfolk County
This Randolph is located in Norfolk County and lies 1,124 miles [1,808.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Randolph.
Minnesota
Dakota County
This Randolph is located in Dakota County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of Randolph.
Missouri
Clay County
This Randolph is located in Clay County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Randolph.
Nebraska
Cedar County
This Randolph is located in Cedar County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Randolph.
New Brunswick
This Randolph lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
New Hampshire
Coos County
This Randolph is located in Coos County and lies 1,182 miles [1,902.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Randolph.
New Jersey
Morris County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Randolph [Morris County].
New York
Cattaraugus County
This Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Randolph.
North Carolina
Mecklenburg County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Randolph [Mecklenburg County].
Pitt County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Randolph [Pitt County].
Ohio
Miami County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Miami County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Randolph.
Portage County
This Randolph is located in Portage County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<2> to the northeast of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Randolph.
Ontario
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Randolph.
Oregon
Coos County
This Randolph is located in Coos County and lies 1,979 miles [3,184.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Randolph.
Pennsylvania
Crawford County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Randolph [Crawford County].
Somerset County
This Randolph is located in Somerset County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Randolph.
South Dakota
Brown County
This Randolph is located in Brown County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Randolph.
Tennessee
Tipton County
This Randolph is located in Tipton County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Randolph.
Texas
Bexar County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Randolph [Bexar County].
Fannin County
This Randolph is located in Fannin County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<2> to the west of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Randolph.
Utah
Rich County
This Randolph is located in Rich County and lies 1,301 miles [2,093.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rich County community of Randolph.
Vermont
Orange County
This Randolph is located in Orange County and lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Randolph.
Virginia
Charlotte County
This Randolph is located in Charlotte County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlotte County community of Randolph.
West Virginia
Barbour County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Randolph [Barbour County].
Wisconsin
Dodge County
This Randolph is located in Dodge County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<2> to the north of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Randolph.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Randolph ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Cornish (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornish. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Randolph to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Randolph and extending to:
Pontotoc, which is the Seat of Pontotoc County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Randolph to Pontotoc, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 746 miles [1,200.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,334 miles [11,802.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,210 miles [8,384.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 Randolph, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Randolph) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Randolph. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1815, Longitude: -89.1684 In this case, the coordinates for Randolph have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Randolph could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>
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.
<6>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Randolph to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.168 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.104 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.134 degrees.