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 Roark in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Roark. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Roark listed first.
- Fountain Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Scipio
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scipio is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Lacey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Berea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Milo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milo is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Johnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Snyder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Snyder is located in Ashley County
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- Trafalgar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Trafalgar is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafalgar
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Sumpter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Blanchton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Simpson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Simpson is located in Bradley County
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- Collins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Collins is located in Drew County
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- Monticello
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Wilmar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Portland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ingalls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Sunshine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Saline ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saline is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Barkada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Hudspeth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hudspeth is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudspeth
- Baxter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Rose Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
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 Roark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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