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 Kansas in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Kansas. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
- Vaden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
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- Hebron ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Clark County
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- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
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- Lunet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lunet is located in Ouachita County
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- Whelen Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Sayre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sayre is located in Ouachita County
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- Barham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barham is located in Ouachita County
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- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Dallas County
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- Smithton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smithton is located in Clark County
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- Gurdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chidester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Curtis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
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- Bluff City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove is located in Dallas County
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- Beirne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
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- Dalark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
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- Lester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lester is located in Ouachita County
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- Lackland ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lackland is located in Nevada County
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- Gum Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Zama ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
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- Holly Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Dallas County
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- Nix ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nix is located in Dallas County
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- Joan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Joan is located in Clark County
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- Daleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Daleville is located in Clark County
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- Arkadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vanduzer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
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- Dobyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dobyville is located in Clark County
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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 Kansas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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