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 Congo in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Congo. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Congo listed first.
- Not
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Not is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Not
- Montier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montier is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
- Mountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Birch Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peace Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peace Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
- White Church
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Church is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Oakside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakside is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakside
- Thomasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thomasville is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Bartlett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlett is located in Shannon County
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- Hattie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hattie is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
- Winona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hutton Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hutton Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Valley
- Summersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alley is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
- Clear Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Springs is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Olden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Olden is located in Howell County
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- Woodside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Greer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Oregon County
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- Brawley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brawley is located in Oregon County
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- Chapin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chapin is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Low Wassie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Low Wassie is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Wassie
- Eminence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burnham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Burnham is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- West Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brandsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brandsville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Alton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs
(20 miles [32.2 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 Congo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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