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 Dean Ford in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dean Ford. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dean Ford listed first.
- Dillon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Saint James
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rolla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Lecoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Condray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Condray is located in Dent County
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- Safe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Safe is located in Maries County
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- Boscobel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boscobel is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Fanning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fanning is located in Crawford County
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- Yancy Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yancy Mills is located in Phelps County
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- Cook Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
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- Anutt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Anutt is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anutt
- Keysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Keysville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Vichy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
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- Newburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Steelville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Howes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Lois
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lois is located in Maries County
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- Sankey ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
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- Cuba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- High Gate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- High Gate is located in Maries County
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- Sligo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
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- Midland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
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- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
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- Lanes Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
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- Jake Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
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- Redbird
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Jerome
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
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 Dean Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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