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, Idlewild had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Idlewild, with the one closest to Idlewild listed first.
- Puxico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leora is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leora
- Sturdivant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sturdivant is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturdivant
- Acorn Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn Ridge is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Ridge
- Mingo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Asherville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Asherville is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
- Castor ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Castor is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor
- Greenbrier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Zadock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zadock is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadock
- Brownwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brownwood is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Zalma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Zalma is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
- Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
- Wappapello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Advance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ardeola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ardeola is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardeola
- Tillman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tillman is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Lowndes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lowndes is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndes
- Dudley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dudley is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Buchanan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buchanan is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Avert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Avert is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avert
- Bell City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bell City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Dexter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Idalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Idalia is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
- Ash Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Hill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Hill
- Green Cox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
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 Idlewild, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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