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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 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)
    • Larissa is located in Douglas County
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  • Arno
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Arno is located in Douglas County
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  • Bryant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bryant is located in Douglas County
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  • Smallett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Squires
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Squires is located in Douglas County
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  • Girdner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Girdner is located in Douglas County
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  • Arden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Red Bank
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Roy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Roy is located in Douglas County
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  • Vera Cruz
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Vera Cruz is located in Douglas County
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  • Rome
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Silverton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Silverton is located in Douglas County
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  • Cedar Gap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Gap is located in Wright County
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  • Mansfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Dogwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dogwood is located in Douglas County
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  • Coldspring
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Coldspring is located in Douglas County
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  • Macomb
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brownbranch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownbranch is located in Taney County
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  • Seymour
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sarvis Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Johns Mills ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
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  • Noble
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Almartha
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Umpire
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Umpire is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
  • Elkhead
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Ava, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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