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 Sharkey had a population of 51 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
- Swan Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Glendora
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Webb
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Black Bayou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Black Bayou is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
- Minter City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Leverett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Paynes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Oxberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oxberry is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxberry
- Cascilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cascilla is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascilla
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Murphreesboro ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Murphreesboro is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphreesboro
- Parsons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parsons is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Rosebloom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Dublin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- McNutt
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Leflore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Leflore is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leflore
- Rixwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rixwood is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixwood
- Shellmound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Teasdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Teasdale is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasdale
- Lehrton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lehrton is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehrton
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marks
(24 miles [38.6 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 Sharkey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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