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 Sills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sills listed first.
- Delaware
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- London
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Mount Nebo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Nebo is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Mill Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Piney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Chickalah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Dardanelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Knoxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Augsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Ranger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ranger is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Alpha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Dublin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Lamar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lutherville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lutherville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherville
- Holla Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Prairie View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Prairie View is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Silex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Spadra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Ellsworth ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ellsworth is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Hagarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Belleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Moreland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Morrison Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
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 Sills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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