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 Kelso in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Kelso. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Kelso listed first.
- Watson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Red Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Fork is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fork
- Eutaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medford ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Medford is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tillar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- White River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- White River is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
- McGehee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arkansas City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Pendleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Dumas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mound Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Arkansas Post ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arkansas Post is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Post
- Christmas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Reedville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reedville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Lake Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Lobdell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lobdell is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Selma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Halley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Halley is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halley
- Scott
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Benoit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dahomy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Kelso, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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