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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>

Ruark itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ruark, with the one closest to Ruark listed first.

  • Acree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Acree is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree
  • Albany
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Albany is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,839 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
  • Willingham ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Willingham is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham
  • Palmyra
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Palmyra is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Doles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Doles is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles
  • Leesburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Isabella
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Isabella is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
  • Sylvester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Parkerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkerville is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
  • De Witt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
  • Warwick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Armena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Armena is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armena
  • Poulan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Baconton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Chokee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Chokee is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
  • Sumner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sasser
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Flint
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Flint is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Minton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Minton is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton
  • Arabi
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • De Soto
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Smithville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Cobb
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Bronwood
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Leslie
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)

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