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 Porters Creek in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Porters Creek. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Porters Creek listed first.
- Middleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pocahontas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Essary Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Rose Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Bolivar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shandy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Pine Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Top is located in Hardeman County
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- Masseyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
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- Middleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Middleburg is located in Hardeman County
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- Saulsbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Cuba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Alcorn County (MS)
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- Chewalla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County
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- Ramer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Falcon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
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- Selmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bethel Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Tiplersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County (MS)
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- Toone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Theo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Theo is located in Alcorn County (MS)
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- Gift
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gift is located in Alcorn County (MS)
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- Wenasoga
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wenasoga is located in Alcorn County (MS)
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- Guys
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Guys is located in McNairy County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- McNairy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- McNairy is located in McNairy County
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- Newcastle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
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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 Porters Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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