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 Swiftown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Swiftown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Swiftown listed first.
- Sheppardtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheppardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppardtown
- Sheppardtown is located in Leflore County
- Moorhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Keirn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Cruger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Baird
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Marcella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Tchula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Sidon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Roebuck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Runnymede
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Itta Bena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itta Bena
- Itta Bena is located in Leflore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Itta Bena <4>
- Good Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Thornton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Mileston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Rising Sun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Leflore County
- Indianola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
- Indianola is located in Sunflower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <4>
- Pluto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Fort Loring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Loring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Bee Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Howard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Faisonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Ituma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Heathman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Murphy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Belle Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Belle Prairie is located in Yazoo County
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Leflore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
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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 Swiftown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |