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

  • Smallett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Smallett is located in Douglas County
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  • Squires
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Squires is located in Douglas County
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  • Ava
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ava is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
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  • Arno
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Arno is located in Douglas County
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  • Girdner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Girdner is located in Douglas County
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  • Rome
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rome is located in Douglas County
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  • Larissa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Larissa is located in Douglas County
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  • Roy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Roy is located in Douglas County
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  • Red Bank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Red Bank is located in Douglas County
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  • Silverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Silverton is located in Douglas County
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  • Arden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Arden is located in Douglas County
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  • Brownbranch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownbranch is located in Taney County
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  • Vera Cruz
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Vera Cruz is located in Douglas County
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  • Bryant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bryant is located in Douglas County
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  • Noble
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Noble is located in Ozark County
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  • Thornfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Thornfield is located in Ozark County
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  • Almartha
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Almartha is located in Ozark County
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  • Dogwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dogwood is located in Douglas County
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  • Grabeel ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Grabeel is located in Ozark County
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  • Coldspring
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Coldspring is located in Douglas County
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  • Cedar Gap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Gap is located in Wright County
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  • Bradleyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradleyville is located in Taney County
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  • Romance
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Romance is located in Ozark County
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  • Mansfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Johns Mills ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
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  • Elkhead
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkhead is located in Christian 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 Hest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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