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 Kenyon had a population of 56 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kenyon, with the one closest to Kenyon listed first.
- Elgin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Tuckerman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Swifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dota is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dota
- Hazel Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove
- Diaz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Alicia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Strangers Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Strangers Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strangers Home
- Paroquet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paroquet is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paroquet
- Jacksonport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grubbs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Strawberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Bend is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bend
- Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Akron ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Akron is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Elmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elmo is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Cash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Egypt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Minturn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Oil Trough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Remmel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lindsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lindsey is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
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 Kenyon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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