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 Opal in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Opal. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Opal listed first.
- Big Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
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- Board Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
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- Ink
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ink is located in Polk County
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- Buck Knob
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buck Knob is located in Scott County
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- Oden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dallas is located in Polk County
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- New Moon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Moon is located in Howard County
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- Hartley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartley is located in Polk County
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- Gate ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gate is located in Scott County
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- Black Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Boles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Langley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Umpire
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
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- Sims
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
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- Cedar Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Scott County
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- Parks
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Parks is located in Scott County
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- Pates ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pates is located in Howard County
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- Potter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Potter is located in Polk County
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- Mount Ida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Duckett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duckett is located in Howard County
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- Galena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Galena is located in Howard County
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- Hopper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopper is located in Montgomery County
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- Manfred
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
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- Blansett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blansett is located in Scott County
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- Rocky
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rocky is located in Polk 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 Opal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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