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 Powhatan had a population of 220 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Powhatan had a population of 66 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Powhatan, with the one closest to Powhatan listed first.
- Black Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Portia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clover Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clover Bend is located in Lawrence County
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- Minturn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Lindsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsey is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Imboden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hoxie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Noland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Noland is located in Randolph County
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- Annieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Lynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Smithville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Strangers Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Strangers Home is located in Lawrence County
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- Birdell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Birdell is located in Randolph County
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- Murta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Murta is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murta
- Ravenden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Alicia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Pocahontas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
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- Opposition ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Opposition is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opposition
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Water Valley is located in Randolph County
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- Kingsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Lima
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lima is located in Randolph County
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- Sedgwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Ravenden Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ravenden Springs is located in Randolph County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Former names for Ravenden Springs:
- Dream Town
- Jane's Store
- Egypt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- O'Kean
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Williford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williford is located in Sharp County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Reed ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Sharp 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 Powhatan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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