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, Desha had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Desha, with the one closest to Desha listed first.
- Jamestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Batesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Batesville is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,830 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Batesville
- From Desha to Batesville
- Salado
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Denieville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Moorefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Almond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Almond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Almond
- From Desha to Almond
- Bethesda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethesda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bethesda
- From Desha to Bethesda
- Rosie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rosie
- From Desha to Rosie
- Banner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Cushman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cushman
- From Desha to Cushman
- Sulphur Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Sandtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sandtown
- From Desha to Sandtown
- Pleasant Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Hickory Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Hickory Valley is located in Independence County
- Marcella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Akron ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Newark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newark
- From Desha to Newark
- Wolf Bayou
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wolf Bayou. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wolf Bayou
- From Desha to Wolf Bayou
- Oil Trough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Trough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Trough
- Oil Trough is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil Trough <4>
- Alvis ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Saint James
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Saint James is located in Stone County
- Tyler ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Davenport ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Ida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Ida is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida <4>
- Elmo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Dota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Grange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grange
- From Desha to Grange
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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 Desha, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |