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

  • Farmington
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Viney Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Viney Grove is located in Washington County
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  • Prairie Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fayette Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
  • Rickert ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rickert is located in Washington County
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  • Greenland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenland is located in Washington County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
  • Wheeler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wheeler is located in Washington County
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  • Fayetteville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • West Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hubbard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hubbard is located in Washington County
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  • Baldwin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Baldwin is located in Washington County
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  • Johnson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnson is located in Washington County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
  • Lincoln
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Summit ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Summit is located in Washington County
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  • Woolsey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Woolsey is located in Washington County
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  • Robinson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinson is located in Benton County
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  • Wyman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wyman is located in Washington County
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  • Clyde
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clyde is located in Washington County
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  • Sulphur City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sulphur City is located in Washington County
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  • Harris
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Harris is located in Washington County
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  • Elm Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Trident
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Trident is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
  • Summers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Summers is located in Washington County
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  • Strickler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Strickler is located in Washington County
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  • Logan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Logan is located in Benton County
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  • Springdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wager ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wager is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wager
  • Cincinnati
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cincinnati is located in Washington 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 Starks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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