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, Bessie had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bessie, with the one closest to Bessie listed first.
- Point Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Tiptonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Madrid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Samburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Portageville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hayward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hayward is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Ristine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ristine is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ristine
- La Forge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- La Forge is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Forge
- Clayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clayton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Ridgely
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hornbeak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Protemus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Protemus is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Kennedy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kennedy is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Como
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Como is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Ogden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Fremont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fremont is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Elbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elbridge is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Crystal
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crystal is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Hickman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gayoso
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gayoso is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayoso
- Hathaway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hathaway is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathaway
- Glass
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glass is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
- Lane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lane is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Troy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- East Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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 Bessie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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