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, Optimus had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Optimus, with the one closest to Optimus listed first.
- Mount Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Calico Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Culp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Culp is located in Baxter County
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- Jumbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
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- Pineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McPhearson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McPhearson is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhearson
- Newburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
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- Wideman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
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- Iuka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Mountain View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lunenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lunenburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Melbourne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gid is located in Izard County
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- Wild Cherry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wild Cherry is located in Fulton County
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- Lone Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
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- Big Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Timbo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- LaCrosse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Oxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Alco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alco is located in Stone County
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- Sage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sage is located in Izard County
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- Violet Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
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- Wake ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Saint James
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saint James is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Bexar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Optimus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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