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

  • Webb
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sharkey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sharkey is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey
  • Swan Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Glendora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dublin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Bayou
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Bayou is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
  • Minter City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Leverett
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Paynes
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Charleston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Sunnyside
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Crevi ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
  • Lyon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarksdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lehrton ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lehrton is located in Sunflower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehrton
  • Marks
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Marks is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <2>
  • Bobo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bobo is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
  • Mound Bayou
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Belen
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Belen is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
  • Alligator
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Merigold
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagles Nest
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Quiver ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Quiver is located in Sunflower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
  • McNutt
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Oxberry
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oxberry is located in Grenada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxberry
  • Cascilla
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Cascilla is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascilla
  • Teasdale
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Teasdale is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasdale
  • Duncan
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Duncan is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Hushpuckena
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Shelby
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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