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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 Powells Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Powells Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Powells Ferry listed first.

  • Caruthersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hathaway
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hathaway is located in Lake County
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  • Gayoso
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gayoso is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayoso
  • Kennedy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kennedy is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
  • Tennemo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tennemo is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennemo
  • Boothspoint
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Boothspoint is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
  • Ayers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ayers is located in Dyer County
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  • Braggadocio
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
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  • Cottonwood Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
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  • Ridgely
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Stewart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Stewart is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
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  • Tyler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Tyler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
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  • Covington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Covington is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Cooter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cooter is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
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  • Hayward
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hayward is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
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  • Finley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Finley is located in Dyer County
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    • Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
  • Tiptonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Portageville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Lane
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lane is located in Dyer County
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  • Point Pleasant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County (MO)
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  • Dyersburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Elbridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Elbridge is located in Obion County
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  • Hales Point
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Hales Point is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Point
  • Sumach
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sumach is located in Dunklin County (MO)
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  • Barfield
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Barfield is located in Mississippi County (AR)
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  • Samburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bessie
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bessie is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
  • Kennett
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Kennett is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett <2>

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 Powells Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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