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

  • Tupelo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Chesterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Chesterville is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
  • Furrs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Furrs is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrs
  • Plantersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Macedonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Macedonia is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
  • Saltillo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sherman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Birmingham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Birmingham is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Shannon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mooreville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mooreville is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
  • Chiwapa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chiwapa is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiwapa
  • Blue Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Troy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Troy is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Ballardsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
  • Ellistown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Ellistown is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
  • Guntown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Nettleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Corrona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Corrona is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
  • Cherry Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
  • Pontotoc
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen is located in Itawamba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Abney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Abney is located in Itawamba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
  • Mantachie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Ratliff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ratliff is located in Itawamba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff
  • Algoma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Bethany
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bethany is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Wallerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wallerville is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallerville
  • Ecru
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ecru is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecru <2>

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