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 in 1895, Compton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Compton, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- Hill Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Top is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gaither
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gaither is located in Boone County
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- Osage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boxley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dinsmore is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Murray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elmwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Batavia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carrollton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
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- Dryfork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wells Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wells Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Watkins is located in Boone County
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- Mossville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock is located in Newton County
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- Bellefonte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Francis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Francis is located in Boone County
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- Rule
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rule is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
- Yardelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yardelle is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardelle
- Marble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coin is located in Carroll County
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- Ryker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ryker is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryker
- Swain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Valley Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Compton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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