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>
While we didn't find Joplin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Joplin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Joplin listed first.
- Lucky ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lucky is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Mazarn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meyers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plata
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plata is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plata
- Washita
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ophir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Story
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Pearcy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caddo Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manfred
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oma is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oma
- Black Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Elm ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elm is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Wayside ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wayside is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Sims
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Point Cedar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Point Cedar is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Cedar
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Aly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hopper
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hopper is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
- Chula
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Amity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Oden
(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 Joplin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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