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 Wayton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wayton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wayton listed first.
- Murray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Newton County
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- Swain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swain is located in Newton County
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- Red Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Red Rock is located in Newton County
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- Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
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- Walnut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
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- Boxley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
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- Mount Judea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
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- Ryker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ryker is located in Newton County
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- Compton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fallsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fallsville is located in Newton County
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- Wells Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wells Creek is located in Newton County
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- Fort Douglas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Douglas is located in Johnson County
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- Cave Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cave Creek is located in Newton County
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- Hill Top
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hill Top is located in Boone County
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- Yardelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yardelle is located in Newton County
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- Gaither
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gaither is located in Boone County
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- Kingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hersey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hersey is located in Newton County
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- Elmwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Boone County
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- Boston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Boston is located in Madison County
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- Point Peter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Point Peter is located in Searcy County
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- Watkins ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins is located in Boone County
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- Dinsmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dinsmore is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Ozone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
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 Wayton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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