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>
Wells Creek itself is historic and was 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 Wells Creek, with the one closest to Wells Creek listed first.
- Yardelle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Mount Hersey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hersey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hersey
- Mount Hersey is located in Newton County
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <3>
- Elmwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Western Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Mount Judea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Judea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Valley Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Red Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Cave Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Cave Creek is located in Newton County
- Gaither
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Point Peter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Peter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peter
- Point Peter is located in Searcy County
- Rally Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rally Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Bellefonte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefonte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Pedlo ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Hill Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Compton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Compton is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <3>
- Harrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <3>
- Saint Joe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Saint Joe is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joe <3>
- Murray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Eros
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Snowball
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Blanco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Duff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Bruno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Batavia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Wells Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |