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 in 1895, Velma had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Velma, with the one closest to Velma listed first.
- Coffeeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Valley is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
- Water Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Springdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Banner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Youngs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eureka Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Springs is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
- Delay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Big Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Pittsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Central Academy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Central Academy is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Academy
- Sarepta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tula is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tula
- Pope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Murphreesboro ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Murphreesboro is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphreesboro
- Rosebloom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grenada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Courtland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Teasdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Teasdale is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasdale
- Wallace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wallace is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Sabougla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sabougla is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabougla
- Oxford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- University
(22 miles [35.4 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 Velma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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