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 in 1895, Christopher had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Christopher, with the one closest to Christopher listed first.
- Stella
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wanda
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wanda is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Erie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erie is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Neosho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McElhany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McElhany is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElhany
- Bethpage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bethpage is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Newtonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Granby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belfast
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belfast is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Splitlog
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Splitlog is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splitlog
- Rocky Comfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Grangeville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grangeville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Ritchey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ritchey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Cyclone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cyclone is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Powell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Powell is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Pioneer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pioneer is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Park is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Spurgeon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Diamond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Diamond is 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
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <2>
- Berwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berwick is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Tipton Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton Ford is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Ford
- Racine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Racine is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Coy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coy is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Pineville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Corsicana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Corsicana is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsicana
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 Christopher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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