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.
- Nevada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Nevada is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <2>
- Temple ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Ellis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Horton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Deerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Ketterman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Rinehart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Moundville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundville
- Moundville is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundville <2>
- Metz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Walker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Milo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Arthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Richards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Eve
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Carbon Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Carbon Center is located in Vernon County
- Wolfe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Greene Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Springs
- Greene Springs is located in Vernon County
- Bronaugh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Sandstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Harwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Fair Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Fair Haven is located in Vernon County
- Rich Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Rich Hill is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Hill <2>
- Sprague
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Garland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Sheldon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Sheldon is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <2>
- Pashaw ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Vernon County: www.vernoncountymo.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |