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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Swifton had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Swifton had a population of 733 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Swifton, with the one closest to Swifton listed first.
- Kenyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alicia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Strangers Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Strangers Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strangers Home
- Tuckerman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Minturn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Clover Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clover Bend is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bend
- Grubbs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lindsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lindsey is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Hazel Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hazel Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove
- Diaz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dota is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dota
- Paroquet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paroquet is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paroquet
- Jacksonport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Obear ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Hoxie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Powhatan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Weiner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McDaniel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McDaniel is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel
- Sedgwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Portia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Swifton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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