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 Wesson had a population of 3,168 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wesson had a population of 1,849 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wesson, with the one closest to Wesson listed first.
- Beauregard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Montgomery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Martinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Brookhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Browns Wells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Wells is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Wells
- Ashley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley is located in Copiah County
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- Bowerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Hazlehurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gallatin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gallatin is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Tryus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Fair River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fair River is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair River
- Rockport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Allen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Caseyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Wellman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Gallman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gallman is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallman
- Kennolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kennolia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennolia
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Barlow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barlow is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Bogue Chitto
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Monticello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Norfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Hooker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Crystal Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beech Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beech Grove is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
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 Wesson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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