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)
- Jamestown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Batesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salado
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Moorefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Almond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethesda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Banner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Banner is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Cushman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Sandtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Hickory Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Valley is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Marcella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Akron ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Akron is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Newark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wolf Bayou
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oil Trough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alvis ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alvis is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvis
- Saint James
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint James is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Tyler ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tyler is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Ida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elmo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elmo is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Dota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dota is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dota
- Grange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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. |
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