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 Bests in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bests. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bests listed first.
- Bearden
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Bearden is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bearden <2>
- Harlow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Millville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Hopeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Eagle Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Eagle Mills is located in Ouachita County
- Thornton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Holly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Dallas County
- Lilley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Chambersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chambersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Chambersville is located in Calhoun County
- Ramsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Vanduzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Locust Bayou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Bayou
- Locust Bayou is located in Calhoun County
- Fordyce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Fordyce is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <2>
- Pine Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Dallas County
- Hampton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Hampton is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
- Como ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Lunet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <2>
- Lester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Nix ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Kingsland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Wyloe ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Frenchport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchport
- Frenchport is located in Ouachita County
- Little Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bay
- Little Bay is located in Calhoun County
- Summerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Calhoun County
- New Edinburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Bests, 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. |