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 Henning had a population of 420 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Henning had a population of 929 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Henning, with the one closest to Henning listed first.
- Rialto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rialto is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialto
- Durhamville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glimp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Orysa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orysa is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orysa
- Ripley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lightfoot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lightfoot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot
- Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bride
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nutbush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Toulon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flippin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mack is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Fort Pillow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abernathy is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Garland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Curve
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curve is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curve
- Forked Deer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forked Deer is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked Deer
- Dry Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Edith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ashport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Detroit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burlison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nankipoo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nankipoo is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankipoo
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 Henning, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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