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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 Shake Rag in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shake Rag. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shake Rag listed first.

  • Van Vleet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Okolona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Coleville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Coleville is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleville
  • Neals ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Neals is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Sycamore ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Buena Vista
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Buena Vista is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Troy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Troy is located in Pontotoc County
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  • Egypt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Shannon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridge ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ridge is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Holladay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Holladay is located in Chickasaw County
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  • New Houlka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
    • Former names for New Houlka:
    • Houlka
    • Old Houlka
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  • Houston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • McCondy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • McCondy is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Central Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Central Grove is located in Monroe County
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  • Nettleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gibson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gibson is located in Monroe County
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  • Chiwapa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Chiwapa is located in Pontotoc County
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  • Sonora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sonora is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Una
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Una is located in Clay County
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  • Algoma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Furrs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Furrs is located in Pontotoc County
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  • Bigbee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bigbee is located in Monroe County
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  • Plantersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tabbville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Tabbville is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Sparta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparta is located in Chickasaw County
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  • Tupelo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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 Shake Rag, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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