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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cantril had a population of 356 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cantril had a population of 208 people.

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

  • Azen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Azen is located in Scotland County (MO)
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  • Milton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lebanon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lebanon is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Brock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brock is located in Scotland County (MO)
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  • Mount Sterling
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Keosauqua
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pittsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pittsburg is located in Van Buren County
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  • Prospect Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Prospect Grove is located in Scotland County (MO)
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  • Troy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Troy is located in Davis County
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  • Hitt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hitt is located in Scotland County (MO)
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  • Pulaski
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pulaski is located in Davis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Arbela
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Arbela is located in Scotland County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
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  • Acasto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
  • Vernon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Vernon is located in Van Buren County
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  • Bentonsport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Zion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
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  • Kilbourn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
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  • Memphis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Memphis is located in Scotland County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,815 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <2>
  • Granger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Leando
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Leando is located in Van Buren County
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  • Bonaparte
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Stiles
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Stiles is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
  • Pierceville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pierceville is located in Van Buren County
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  • Chequest
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chequest is located in Davis County
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  • Kilwinning
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kilwinning is located in Scotland County (MO)
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  • Selma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Selma is located in Van Buren County
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  • Etna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Etna is located in Scotland County (MO)
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  • Luray
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Luray is located in Clark County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Chambersburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
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  • Anson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
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  • Winchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Winchester is located in Van Buren County
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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 Cantril, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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