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 Saukum in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Saukum. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Saukum listed first.
- Wilkinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Darrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darrington is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrington
- Rosetta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Coles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coles is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Tatum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tatum is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
- Gloster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Doloroso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doloroso is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doloroso
- Centreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Whitaker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Ariel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ariel is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariel
- Bewelcome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Turnbull
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- White Apple
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Jeannette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Berwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berwick is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Norwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <2>
- O'Neil
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Olio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Olio is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Roxie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Wilson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <2>
- Zion Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Orange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
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 Saukum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |