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, Island had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Island, with the one closest to Island listed first.
- Beverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Vesta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Dyer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Dyer is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <3>
- Lavaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Lavaca is located in Sebastian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <3>
- Alma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alma is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
- Haroldton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Bloomer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
- Catcher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <3>
- Dahoma ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Belmont ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Sub Rosa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Cecil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Graphic ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Barling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barling
- Barling is located in Sebastian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,064 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barling <3>
- Auburn ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Donald ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Rudy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Massard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Lancaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Van Buren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Van Buren is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,812 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <3>
- Poping
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Fort Smith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Smith
- Fort Smith is located in Sebastian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Smith <3>
- Leon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Cravens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - White Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- White Rock is located in Franklin County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sebastian County: www.sebastiancountyonline.com/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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 Island, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |