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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Whynot had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Whynot, with the one closest to Whynot listed first.

  • Vimville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Energy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Energy is located in Clarke County
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  • Pushmataha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kewanee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kewanee is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
  • Kinterbish
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Russell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cuba
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hinton is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Meridian
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Topton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Topton is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topton
  • Roy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Roy is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
  • Lockhart
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Gaston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Gaston is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Dove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Dove is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
  • Bailey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Lost Gap
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Enterprise
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Stonewall
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Butler
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Butler is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
  • Lizelia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lizelia is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizelia
  • Tamola
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Tamola is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamola
  • Hookston
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Quitman
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kemper Springs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Kemper Springs is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper Springs
  • Robjohn
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Robjohn is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robjohn
  • Graham
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Graham is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham

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