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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Memphis had a population of 375 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office. In 2020, West Memphis had a population of 24,158 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Memphis, with the one closest to West Memphis listed first.
- Hulbert
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Riceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Gavin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Almont ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Mound City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Crittenden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
- Hopefield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Vincent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - James Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Memphis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Memphis is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <3>
- Crawfordsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
- Crawfordsville is located in Crittenden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <3>
- Jericho
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Lake View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Frayser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Whitehaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehaven
- Whitehaven is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Lansing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Pinckney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Walls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <3>
- Bellevue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Buntyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Ramsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Norfolk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Woodstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Woodstock is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Glover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Oakville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Lambethville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambethville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambethville
- Lambethville is located in Crittenden County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for West Memphis: www.ci.west-memphis.ar.us/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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 West Memphis, 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. |