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 Whisp in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Whisp. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Whisp listed first.
- Macey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Macey is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
- Mangrum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mangrum is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangrum
- Cockrum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Athelstan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Bard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Hornersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Nesbit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nesbit is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbit
- Bethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Cotton Plant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Paragould
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <2>
- Senath
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Halliday
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Halliday is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halliday
- Hatchie Coon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Caruth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Nettleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nettleton is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Carson Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carson Lake is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Lake
- Osceola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Finch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Marmaduke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clear Lake is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Vincit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vincit is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincit
- Jonesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
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 Whisp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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