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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 South Bend in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of South Bend. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to South Bend listed first.

  • Kerr
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Kerr is located in Lonoke County
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  • Jacksonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Holland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Holland is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Galloway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Galloway is located in Pulaski County
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  • Parnell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Parnell is located in Lonoke County
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  • McAlmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
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  • Lonoke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cabot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cabot is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
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  • Warsaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Warsaw is located in Pulaski County
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  • Willowdale ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Willowdale is located in Pulaski County
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  • Scott
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Argenta ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Argenta is located in Pulaski County
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  • Niemeyer ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Niemeyer is located in Pulaski County
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  • Austin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Austin is located in Lonoke County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
  • Olmstead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Olmstead is located in Pulaski County
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  • Sisemore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
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  • Wattensaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wattensaw is located in Lonoke County
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  • Little Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fourche ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fourche is located in Pulaski County
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  • Toltec
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Toltec is located in Lonoke County
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  • Pettus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pettus is located in Lonoke County
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  • Bayou Meto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
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  • Ward
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ward is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <2>
  • Cato
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cato is located in Faulkner County
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  • Cobbs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cobbs is located in Lonoke 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 South Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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