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 Van in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Van. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Van listed first.
- Ethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- De Witt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Deluce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Deluce is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deluce
- Crockett's Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
- Indian Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Bay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bay
- Olena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Olena is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Almyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Adams is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Adams
- Tichnor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Casscoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Casscoe is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casscoe
- Turner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Hagler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hagler is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Bayou Meto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Pine City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Holly Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Cypert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cypert is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypert
- Palmer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Duncan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Duncan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Arkansas Post ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arkansas Post is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Post
- Parham ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- Stuttgart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Goldman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Goldman is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman
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 Van, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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