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 Robertson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Robertson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Robertson listed first.
- Masseyville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Rose Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Pine Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Top is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Bethel Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McNairy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McNairy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNairy
- Montezuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Selmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Purdy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Deanburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Ramer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Lips
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Teague
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Teague is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
- Toone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Pinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Medon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bolivar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Middleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Chewalla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Essary Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Guys
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Guys is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Stantonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Adamsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jacks Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Robertson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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