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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 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)
    • Yardelle is located in Newton County
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  • Mount Hersey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mount Hersey is located in Newton County
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  • Watkins ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Watkins is located in Boone County
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  • Jasper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Elmwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Elmwood is located in Boone County
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  • Western Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Western Grove is located in Newton County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Mount Judea
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mount Judea is located in Newton County
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  • Valley Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley Springs is located in Boone County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Red Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Rock is located in Newton County
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  • Cave Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cave Creek is located in Newton County
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  • Gaither
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gaither is located in Boone County
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  • Point Peter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Point Peter is located in Searcy County
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  • Rally Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rally Hill is located in Boone County
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  • Bellefonte
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bellefonte is located in Boone County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Pedlo ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pedlo is located in Boone County
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  • Hill Top
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill Top is located in Boone County
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  • Compton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Harrison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Saint Joe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Murray
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Murray is located in Newton County
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  • Eros
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eros is located in Marion County
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  • Pleasant Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
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  • Snowball
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Snowball is located in Searcy County
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  • Blanco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blanco is located in Searcy County
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  • Duff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Duff is located in Searcy County
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  • Bruno
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bruno is located in Marion County
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  • Batavia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Batavia 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 Wells Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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