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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>

While we didn't find Wenstead in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wenstead. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wenstead listed first.

  • Armstrong
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Armstrong is located in Sharp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Jeff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jeff is located in Oregon County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
  • Myrtle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Myrtle is located in Oregon County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
  • Hardy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ravenden Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ravenden Springs is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Former names for Ravenden Springs:
    • Dream Town
    • Jane's Store
  • Williford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Williford is located in Sharp County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Kingsville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsville is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
  • Lima
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lima is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Dalton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Dalton is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Opposition ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Opposition is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opposition
  • Ravenden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm Store
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elm Store is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Store
  • Garfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Garfield is located in Oregon County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Mammoth Spring
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Griswold
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Griswold is located in Oregon County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
  • Billmore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Billmore is located in Oregon County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmore
  • Thayer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Thayer is located in Oregon County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayer <2>
  • Water Valley ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Water Valley is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Couch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Imboden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • King's Mills ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • King's Mills is located in Sharp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Mills
  • Annieville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Annieville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
  • Warm Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Warm Springs is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
  • Ash Flat
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Birdell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Birdell is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
  • Tucker
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Tucker is located in Ripley County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker

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 Wenstead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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