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>
Akron itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Akron, with the one closest to Akron listed first.
- Oil Trough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Newark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elmo is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Paroquet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paroquet is located in Independence County
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- Rosie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Sulphur Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Jacksonport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Salado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Dota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dota is located in Independence County
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- Moorefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Olyphant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Olyphant is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Diaz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Elgin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Cord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cord is located in Independence County
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- Pleasant Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Batesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Glaise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Desha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Desha is located in Independence County
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- Denmark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark is located in Jackson County
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- Tuckerman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Kenyon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Hazel Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hazel Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove
- Bradford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in White County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Hickory Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Valley is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Auvergne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
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 Akron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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