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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 Bridgeport in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bridgeport. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.

  • Poughkeepsie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
  • Reed ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Reed is located in Sharp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
  • King's Mills ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • King's Mills is located in Sharp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Mills
  • Smithville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Smithville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Evening Shade
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Maxville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Maxville is located in Sharp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
  • Williford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Williford is located in Sharp County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Opposition ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Opposition is located in Lawrence County
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  • Ash Flat
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grange
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Grange is located in Sharp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
  • Strawberry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Annieville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Annieville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
  • Sidney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sidney is located in Sharp County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Lynn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynn is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <2>
  • Ravenden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hardy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Valley is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
  • Imboden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandtown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandtown is located in Independence County
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  • Hazel Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hazel Grove is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove
  • Kingsville ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingsville is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
  • Powhatan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Ravenden Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravenden Springs is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Former names for Ravenden Springs:
    • Dream Town
    • Jane's Store
  • Zion
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Zion is located in Izard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
  • Alvis ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvis is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvis
  • Black Rock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Armstrong
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Armstrong is located in Sharp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Franklin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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 Bridgeport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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