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 Ben Hur in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ben Hur. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ben Hur listed first.
- Smyrna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Pope County
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- Witt's Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
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- Northwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood is located in Pope County
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- Cave Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cave Creek is located in Newton County
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- Bear Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Searcy County
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- Laurel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
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- Mount Judea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
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- Snowball
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snowball is located in Searcy County
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- Fort Douglas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Douglas is located in Johnson County
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- Point Peter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Point Peter is located in Searcy County
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- Red Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Rock is located in Newton County
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- Blanco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
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- Alread
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
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- Hector
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Watts
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
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- Scottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
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- Latham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Latham is located in Van Buren County
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- Copeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
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- Mount Hersey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Hersey is located in Newton County
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- Silex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silex is located in Pope County
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- Appleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
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- Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
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- Wells Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wells Creek is located in Newton County
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- Marshall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duff is located in Searcy County
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- Jasper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Swain is located in Newton County
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- Walnut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Newton 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 Ben Hur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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