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 Ava had a population of 221 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Ava had a population of 2,905 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ava, with the one closest to Ava listed first.
- Larissa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Arno
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Bryant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Smallett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smallett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
- Smallett is located in Douglas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Smallett
- From Ava to Smallett
- Squires
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Girdner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Arden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Arden
- From Ava to Arden
- Red Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Bank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Red Bank
- From Ava to Red Bank
- Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Vera Cruz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Douglas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rome
- From Ava to Rome
- Silverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Cedar Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Mansfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mansfield
- From Ava to Mansfield
- Dogwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Coldspring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldspring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldspring
- Coldspring is located in Douglas County
- Macomb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Macomb
- From Ava to Macomb
- Brownbranch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownbranch
- Brownbranch is located in Taney County
- Seymour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Seymour is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <4>
- Sarvis Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sarvis Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sarvis Point
- From Ava to Sarvis Point
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Noble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Noble is located in Ozark County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Noble
- From Ava to Noble
- Almartha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
- Almartha is located in Ozark County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Almartha
- From Ava to Almartha
- Umpire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Elkhead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elkhead
- From Ava to Elkhead
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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 Ava, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
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