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, Finch had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Finch, with the one closest to Finch listed first.
- Walcott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lorado is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorado
- Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Crowley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brookland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paragould
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bono
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gainesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Jonesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nettleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nettleton is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Halliday
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Halliday is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halliday
- Sedgwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- O'Kean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Macey is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
- Cockrum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stonewall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Murta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murta is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murta
- Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ridge is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marmaduke
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Walnut Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hoxie
(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 Finch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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