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>
Castor itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 120 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Castor, with the one closest to Castor listed first.
- Brownwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brownwood is located in Stoddard County
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- Sturdivant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sturdivant is located in Bollinger County
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- Greenbrier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Advance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leora is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leora
- Zadock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zadock is located in Stoddard County
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- Tillman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tillman is located in Stoddard County
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- Zalma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zalma is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
- Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
- Idlewild
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Idlewild is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Ardeola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ardeola is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardeola
- Bell City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bell City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Green Cox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
- Acorn Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Acorn Ridge is located in Stoddard County
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- Avert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avert is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avert
- Perkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Perkins is located in Scott County
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- Arbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arbor is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor
- Puxico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Randles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randles is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randles
- Leopold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leopold is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
- Mingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Idalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Idalia is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
- Delta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Laflin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Laflin is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Buchanan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
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 Castor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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