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>
Gilkey itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gilkey, with the one closest to Gilkey listed first.
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wing is located in Yell County
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- Belleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shark is located in Yell County
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- Briggsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
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- Ola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ranger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ranger is located in Yell County
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- Alpha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha is located in Yell County
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- Onyx
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Onyx is located in Yell County
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- Chickalah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
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- Marvinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
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- Ava
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ava is located in Perry County
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- Birta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Birta is located in Yell County
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- Bluffton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
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- Aly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aly is located in Yell County
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- Mount Nebo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Yell County
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- Waveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waveland is located in Yell County
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- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
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- Hollis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hollis is located in Perry County
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- Nimrod
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nimrod is located in Perry County
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- Chula
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chula is located in Yell County
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- Casa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Southern Home ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Southern Home is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Home
- Blue Ball
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blue Ball is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
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 Gilkey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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