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 Porter Gap in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Porter Gap. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Porter Gap listed first.
- Nankipoo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nankipoo is located in Lauderdale County
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- Double Bridges
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Double Bridges is located in Lauderdale County
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- Edith
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
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- Dry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dry Hill is located in Lauderdale County
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- Halls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Abernathy is located in Lauderdale County
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- Curve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Curve is located in Lauderdale County
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- Gates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Fowlkes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
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- Hales Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hales Point is located in Lauderdale County
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- Flippin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
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- Finley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Chestnut Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
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- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
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- Dyersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Forked Deer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forked Deer is located in Haywood County
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- Toulon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
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- Ayers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County
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- Lightfoot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lightfoot is located in Lauderdale County
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- Boothspoint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County
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- Friendship
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- RoEllen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- RoEllen is located in Dyer County
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- Nutbush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
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- Stokes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in Dyer County
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- Cottonwood Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
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- Tyler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tyler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Barfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County (AR)
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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 Porter Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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