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 West View in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West View. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Bolton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Raymond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McRaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McRaven is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRaven
- Edwards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Van Winkle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Van Winkle is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle
- Cynthia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cynthia is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia
- Green Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Crossing is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
- Nevada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nevada is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Learned
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Flora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tougaloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Adams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Dry Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dry Grove is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Grove
- Phoenix
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phoenix is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Newman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Chapel Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Mannsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Anderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Bovina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bovina is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
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 West View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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