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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Big Fork had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Fork, with the one closest to Big Fork listed first.

  • Board Camp
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Board Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
    • Board Camp is located in Polk County
  • New Moon ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Moon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
    • New Moon is located in Howard County
  • Ink
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ink have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ink
    • Ink is located in Polk County
  • Langley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Hartley is located in Polk County
  • Black Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
    • Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Oden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dallas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Umpire
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Umpire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
    • Umpire is located in Howard County
  • Pates ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
    • Pates is located in Howard County
  • Buck Knob
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Knob
    • Buck Knob is located in Scott County
  • Galena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Galena is located in Howard County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Galena
    • From Big Fork to Galena
  • Newhope
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Star of the West ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopper
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
    • Hopper is located in Montgomery County
  • Duckett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duckett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckett
    • Duckett is located in Howard County
  • Lodi
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Manfred
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manfred. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
    • Manfred is located in Montgomery County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Manfred
    • From Big Fork to Manfred
  • Mount Ida
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
    • Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ida <3>
  • Sims
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Gate ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
    • Gate is located in Scott County
  • Boles
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Caddo Gap
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Ophir
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ophir. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Ophir is located in Montgomery County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ophir
    • From Big Fork to Ophir
  • Euclid
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Euclid. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Euclid is located in Howard County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Euclid
    • From Big Fork to Euclid
  • Cedar Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cedar Creek is located in Scott County
  • Parks
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Potter
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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 Big Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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