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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 May in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of May. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to May listed first.

  • Big Flat
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Alco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Alco is located in Stone County
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  • Campbell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Campbell is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Timbo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Leslie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Culp
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Culp is located in Baxter County
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  • Marshall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • McPhearson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • McPhearson is located in Baxter County
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  • Lone Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
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  • Rush ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rush is located in Marion County
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  • Oak Flat ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Flat is located in Van Buren County
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  • Dennard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Optimus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Optimus is located in Stone County
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  • Watts
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Watts is located in Searcy County
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  • Mountain View
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Olive
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mount Olive is located in Izard County
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  • Calico Rock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rushing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Rushing is located in Stone County
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  • Buford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Buford is located in Baxter County
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  • Tomahawk
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Tomahawk is located in Searcy County
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  • Pineville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Duff
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Duff is located in Searcy County
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  • Iuka
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Iuka is located in Izard County
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  • Bear Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bear Creek is located in Searcy County
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  • Gassville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Saint Joe
    (22 miles [35.4 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 May, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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