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 Rotan in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rotan. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rotan listed first.
- Reedville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reedville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Douglas
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Cummins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cummins is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummins
- Dumas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Varner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- Pendleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pendleton is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Warrenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Medford ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Medford is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Grady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Arkansas Post ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arkansas Post is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Post
- Sarassa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Tyro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Garnett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garnett is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnett
- Florence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- English
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- English is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Tamo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tamo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
- Yorktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Red Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Red Fork is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fork
- Coleman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Watson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Swan Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Bayou Meto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Star City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Rotan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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