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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Riggins had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Riggins, with the one closest to Riggins listed first.
- Splunge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Detroit
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smithville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Springs is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Tilden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tilden is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Gattman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Barnesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesville is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Bexar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bexar is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
- Cardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardsville
- Tremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sulligent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Beeks ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beeks is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks
- Moscow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Beaverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bigbee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bigbee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Acker ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Hamilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shottsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shottsville is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shottsville
- Evergreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Bedford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pikeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Abney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Riggins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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