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 Bengal in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bengal. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bengal listed first.
- Ponce de Leon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Highlandville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Day
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Eaudevie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eaudevie is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaudevie
- Oto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Nixa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <2>
- School
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- School is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Galena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Cassidy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Walnut Shade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Chadwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swan is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Pembina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Bradfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- Cape Fair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Garrison is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Republic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Galloway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Palace ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palace is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace
- Billings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Bengal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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