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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>

While we didn't find Willoughby in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willoughby. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willoughby listed first.

  • Union
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stamper ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stamper is located in Newton County
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  • House
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • House is located in Neshoba County
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  • Decatur
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Roscoe ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Roscoe is located in Newton County
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  • Battlefield ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Battlefield is located in Newton County
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  • Lucern
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lucern is located in Newton County
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  • Rio
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rio is located in Kemper County
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  • Tucker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
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  • Dixon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
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  • Prospect
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Prospect is located in Newton County
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  • Collinsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Conehatta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Conehatta is located in Newton County
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  • Spinks ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Spinks is located in Kemper County
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  • Ocobla
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
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  • Philadelphia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Oktibbeha ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Oktibbeha is located in Kemper County
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  • High Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • High Hill is located in Leake County
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  • Sebastopol
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Newton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hickory
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hickory is located in Newton County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
  • Hookston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
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  • Hope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hope is located in Neshoba County
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  • Hays
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hays is located in Scott County
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  • Piketown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Piketown is located in Scott County
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  • Lawrence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Graham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Graham is located in Lauderdale County
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  • Moscow
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Moscow is located in Kemper County
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  • Madden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Madden is located in Leake County
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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 Willoughby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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