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

  • Columbia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Craycraft
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Craycraft is located in Adair County
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  • Absher
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Absher is located in Adair County
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  • Purdy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Purdy is located in Adair County
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  • Gadberry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gadberry is located in Adair County
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  • Gentrys Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gentrys Mill is located in Adair County
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  • Cane Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cane Valley is located in Adair County
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  • Glens Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Glens Fork is located in Adair County
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  • Fairplay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Fairplay is located in Adair County
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  • Montpelier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Montpelier is located in Adair County
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  • Milltown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Milltown is located in Adair County
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  • Crocus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Crocus is located in Adair County
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  • Knifley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Knifley is located in Adair County
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  • Gradyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gradyville is located in Adair County
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  • Esto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Esto is located in Russell County
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  • Webbs Cross Roads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Webbs Cross Roads is located in Russell County
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  • Sparksville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparksville is located in Adair County
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  • Pellyton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pellyton is located in Adair County
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  • Burdick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Burdick is located in Taylor County
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  • Casey Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Casey Creek is located in Adair County
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  • Gresham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gresham is located in Green County
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  • Jamestown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fonthill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fonthill is located in Russell County
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  • Elk Horn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Fry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fry is located in Green 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 Garlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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