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>
Medford itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Medford, with the one closest to Medford listed first.
- Pendleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Red Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Arkansas Post ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas Post have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Post
- Arkansas Post is located in Arkansas County
- Watson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson is located in Desha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <3>
- Dumas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Dumas is located in Desha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumas <3>
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Reedville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Hopedale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Douglas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Tichnor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichnor
- Tichnor is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tichnor <3>
- Cummins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - White River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
- White River is located in Desha County
- Varner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Tillar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Warrenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Rosedale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rosedale is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <3>
- Henrico ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Deluce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Wright
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Wright is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Florence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Selma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - McGehee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee
- McGehee is located in Desha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGehee <3>
- Bayou Meto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Sarassa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Medford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |