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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>

Medford itself is historic and 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)
    • Pendleton is located in Desha County
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  • Red Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Red Fork is located in Desha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fork
  • Arkansas Post ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Arkansas Post is located in Arkansas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Post
  • Watson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dumas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • South Bend ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • South Bend is located in Lincoln County
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  • Reedville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Reedville is located in Desha County
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  • Hopedale ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopedale is located in Desha County
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  • Douglas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Douglas is located in Lincoln County
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  • Winchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Winchester is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Tichnor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cummins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cummins is located in Lincoln County
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  • White River
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • White River is located in Desha County
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  • Varner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Varner is located in Lincoln County
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  • Tillar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Tillar is located in Drew County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Warrenton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Rosedale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Rosedale is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
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  • Henrico ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Henrico is located in Desha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
  • Deluce
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Deluce is located in Arkansas County
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  • Wright
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Wright is located in Bolivar County (MS)
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  • Florence
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Florence is located in Drew County
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  • Selma
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Selma is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • McGehee
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Bayou Meto
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
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  • Sarassa
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
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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.
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