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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Joy had a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Lake Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
- Lake Creek is located in Delta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Creek <2>
- Prattville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prattville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Prattville is located in Delta County
- Broadway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Glory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Atlas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Biardstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Roxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxton
- Roxton is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxton <2>
- Cooper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Cooper is located in Delta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooper <2>
- Ambia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Ben Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Franklin
- Ben Franklin is located in Delta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Franklin <2>
- Rockford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Brookston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
- Brookston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <2>
- Jennings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - High
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Noble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Addran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Pecan Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Gap
- Pecan Gap is located in Delta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecan Gap <2>
- Gough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Minter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <2>
- Birthright
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birthright have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Nelta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Milton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Pattonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonville
- Pattonville is located in Lamar County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pattonville <2>
- Petty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty
- Petty is located in Lamar County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petty <2>
- Dial
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Dial is located in Fannin 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 Mount Joy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |