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 Merck in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Merck. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Merck listed first.
- Parkin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Levesque
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Wittsburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wittsburg is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittsburg
- Earle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vanndale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Bay Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Cherry Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wynne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poindexter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Lansing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lansing is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Whitehall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Newcastle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newcastle is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Colt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <2>
- Blackfish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Blackfish is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfish
- Crawfordsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hamlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hamlin is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Harrisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vincent
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vincent is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Tyronza
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Marked Tree
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Caldwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Widener
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jericho
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
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 Merck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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