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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Murta had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Murta, with the one closest to Murta listed first.
- Walnut Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- O'Kean
(5 miles [8 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
- Hoxie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sedgwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Portia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lindsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lindsey is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Noland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Noland is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
- Pocahontas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Black Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Minturn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Powhatan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lorado is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorado
- Walcott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Birdell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Birdell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Clover Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Bend is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bend
- Peru
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Peru is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Bono
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crowley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Brockett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brockett is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett
- Finch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Egypt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Attica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Attica is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Peach Orchard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Imboden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Strangers Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Strangers Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strangers Home
- Alicia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Reyno
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
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 Murta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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