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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 Westwood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Westwood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.

  • Mabelvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Alexander
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Collegeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Collegeville is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
  • Altharp ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Altharp is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altharp
  • Sweet Home
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
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  • Fourche ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fourche is located in Pulaski County
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  • Ivesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ivesville is located in Pulaski County
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  • Banty ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Banty is located in Pulaski County
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  • Niemeyer ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Niemeyer is located in Pulaski County
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  • Argenta ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Argenta is located in Pulaski County
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  • Bryant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wrightsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
  • Marche
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Marche is located in Pulaski County
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  • Maumelle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hurricane ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hurricane is located in Saline County
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  • Willowdale ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Willowdale is located in Pulaski County
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  • McAlmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
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  • Tatumville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Tatumville is located in Saline County
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  • Avilla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Avilla is located in Saline County
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  • Palarm
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Palarm is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palarm
  • Galloway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Galloway is located in Pulaski County
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  • Benton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dickey ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dickey is located in Pulaski County
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  • Scott
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Roland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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