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 Whiskerville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Whiskerville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Whiskerville listed first.
- O'Kean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Murta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Murta is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murta
- Walnut Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walcott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Hoxie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sedgwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lorado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lorado is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorado
- Crowley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Finch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Peach Orchard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Pocahontas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
- Former names for Pocahontas:
- Bettis Bluff
- Betts Bluff
- Pokakhontas
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- Lindsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lindsey is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Bono
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Noland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Noland is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
- Peru
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Peru is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Portia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Minturn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Brockett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brockett is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett
- Stonewall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Black Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gainesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gainesville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Reyno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Birdell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Birdell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Powhatan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clover Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Bend is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bend
- Egypt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Paragould
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Knobel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Attica
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Attica is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
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 Whiskerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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