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, Famous had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Famous, with the one closest to Famous listed first.
- Davis
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
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- Briscoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
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- Mackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
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- Mashek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mashek is located in Lincoln County
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- Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linns Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Linns Mills is located in Lincoln County
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- Silex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Okete
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Okete is located in Lincoln County
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- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
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- Millwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Lincoln County
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- Hawk Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chantilly ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chantilly is located in Lincoln County
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- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Lincoln County
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- Whiteside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County
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- Owen ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Owen is located in Lincoln County
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- Argentville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
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- Corso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
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- Truxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Truxton is located in Lincoln County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Morsey ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morsey is located in Warren County
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- Olney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County
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- Chain-of-Rocks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Eolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wright City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Winfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Foley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Apex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Apex is located in Lincoln County
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- Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln 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 Famous, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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