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 Wakeland in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wakeland. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wakeland listed first.
- Shellmound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Fort Loring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Teoc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Rixwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rixwood is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixwood
- Leflore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leflore is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leflore
- McNutt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Itta Bena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Runnymede
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Runnymede is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
- Minter City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Rising Sun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rising Sun is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Roebuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Malmaison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Malmaison is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmaison
- Parsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parsons is located in Grenada County
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- Sidon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Black Bayou
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Black Bayou is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
- Oxberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oxberry is located in Grenada County
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- Glendora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sheppardtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sheppardtown is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppardtown
- Carrollton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Swan Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Cascilla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cascilla is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascilla
- Leverett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
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 Wakeland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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