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 Lauratown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lauratown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lauratown listed first.
- Clover Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clover Bend is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bend
- Powhatan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Minturn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Lindsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsey is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Portia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Black Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hoxie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Strangers Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Strangers Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strangers Home
- Alicia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Walnut Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sedgwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Murta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Murta is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murta
- Noland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Noland is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
- Annieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Smithville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Strawberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Swifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Egypt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Imboden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Birdell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Birdell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Kenyon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Cash
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Ravenden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove
- Bono
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- O'Kean
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Pocahontas
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
- Former names for Pocahontas:
- Bettis Bluff
- Betts Bluff
- Pokakhontas
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <2>
- Opposition ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Opposition is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opposition
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 Lauratown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |