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 Acton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Acton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Acton listed first.
- Caffey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Michie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kendrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kendrick is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
- Guys
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Guys is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Gravel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Wenasoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wenasoga is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenasoga
- Ramer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Hamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Hurley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hurley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Stantonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Chewalla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Gift
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gift is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
- Pittsburg Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing
- Falcon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Kossuth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nixon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nixon is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
- Selmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cuba is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Theo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Theo is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theo
- Burnsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Purdy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Short
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut 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 Acton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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