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

  • Newtonia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wanda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wanda is also located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
  • Grangeville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grangeville was located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
  • Pioneer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pioneer is located in Barry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Stella
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Stella is also located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stella <2>
  • Ritchey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ritchey is also located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Berwick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Berwick is also located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Granby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Granby is also located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <2>
  • Christopher
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Christopher is also located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
  • Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Park is also located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
  • Rocky Comfort
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
  • Corsicana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Corsicana is located in Barry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsicana
  • Pierce City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wentworth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Wentworth is also located in Newton County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Talmage City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Talmage City is also located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
  • Bethpage
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethpage is located in McDonald County
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  • Purdy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Monett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Neosho
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Neosho is also located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neosho <2>
  • Diamond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Diamond is also located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
    • Former names for Diamond:
    • Diamond Grove
    • Diamond Mill
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  • McElhany
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • McElhany is also located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElhany
  • Erie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Erie is located in McDonald County
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  • Sarcoxie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Butterfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Butterfield is located in Barry County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Clarkson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarkson is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson

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 Chester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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