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 Opossum in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Opossum. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Opossum listed first.
- Henning
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ripley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Durhamville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Glimp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Lightfoot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lightfoot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot
- Rialto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rialto is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialto
- Flippin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Orysa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orysa is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orysa
- Nutbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
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- Toulon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Curve
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Curve is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curve
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abernathy is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Edith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
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- Mack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mack is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Fort Pillow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Forked Deer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forked Deer is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked Deer
- Dry Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Bride
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bride is located in Tipton County
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- Covington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Gates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Nankipoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nankipoo is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankipoo
- Ashport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Garland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
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 Opossum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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