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 Scanlon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Scanlon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Scanlon listed first.
- Decatur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Lucern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Roscoe ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
- Conehatta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <2>
- Lawrence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <2>
- Hickory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Battlefield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Battlefield is located in Newton County
- House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Sebastopol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Sebastopol is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <2>
- Piketown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lake is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake <2>
- Dixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Hays
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - High Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Damascus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Collinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <2>
- Garlandsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Tucker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Graham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Rio
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Hookston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Madden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Scanlon, 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |