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>
Watkins itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Elmwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Boone County
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- Valley Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Bellefonte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Yardelle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yardelle is located in Newton County
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- Gaither
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gaither is located in Boone County
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- Wells Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wells Creek is located in Newton County
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- Western Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Rally Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
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- Pedlo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pedlo is located in Boone County
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- Harrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hersey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hersey is located in Newton County
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- Pleasant Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
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- Hill Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hill Top is located in Boone County
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- Jasper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oregon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oregon is located in Boone County
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- Eros
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eros is located in Marion County
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- Francis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Francis is located in Boone County
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- Batavia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
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- Compton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Judea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
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- Cave Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cave Creek is located in Newton County
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- Point Peter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Point Peter is located in Searcy County
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- Bruno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
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- Powell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powell is located in Marion County
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- Elixir ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Myrtle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Myrtle is located in Boone 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 Watkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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