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 Desha in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Desha. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Desha listed first.
- Sideview ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sideview is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideview
- Rogana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Trousdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Castalian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Bethpage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Gallatin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chipman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Odum ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Odum is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odum
- South Tunnel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Bransford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Sulphura
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sulphura is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphura
- Bledsoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Cottontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Laguardo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Willard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Willard is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Pondville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pondville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Hartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Westmoreland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Brackentown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brackentown is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackentown
- Eulia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eulia is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulia
- Saundersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saundersville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
- Portland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Desha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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