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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)
  • Harlow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Harlow is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
  • Millville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Millville is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
  • Hopeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
  • Eagle Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagle Mills is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
  • Thornton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Thornton is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Holly Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Springs is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Lilley ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lilley is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
  • Chambersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Chambersville is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
  • Ramsey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ramsey is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
  • Vanduzer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
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  • Locust Bayou
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Locust Bayou is located in Calhoun County
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  • Fordyce
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove is located in Dallas County
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  • Hampton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Camden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Camden is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,638 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <2>
  • Como ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Como is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Lunet
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lunet is located in Ouachita County
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  • Lester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lester is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
  • Nix ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Nix is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
  • Kingsland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Wyloe ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
  • Frenchport
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Frenchport is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchport
  • Little Bay
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Little Bay is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bay
  • Summerville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Summerville is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • New Edinburg
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg

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.
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