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

  • Doniphan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Ripley County
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  • Gamburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gamburg is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
  • Fairdealing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
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  • Belcher ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Belcher is located in Butler County
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  • Grandin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Grandin is located in Carter County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Halloran
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Halloran is located in Butler County
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  • Roxie ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Roxie is located in Butler County
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  • Poynor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Poynor is located in Ripley County
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  • Bennett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bennett is located in Ripley County
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  • Ponder
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ponder is located in Ripley County
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  • Palatka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Palatka is located in Clay County (AR)
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  • Hunter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hunter is located in Carter County
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  • Neelyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Harviell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Barren ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Barren is located in Carter County
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  • Middlebrook
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Middlebrook is located in Randolph County (AR)
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  • Moark
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
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  • Upalika
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Upalika is located in Wayne County
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  • Supply
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Supply is located in Randolph County (AR)
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  • Maynard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Poplar Bluff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Chilton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Chilton is located in Carter County
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  • Gatewood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Gatewood is located in Ripley County
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  • Tucker
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tucker is located in Ripley County
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  • Corning
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hilliard
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hilliard is located in Butler County
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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 Dryden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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