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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, March had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from March, with the one closest to March listed first.

  • Redtop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Redtop is located in Dallas County
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  • Spring Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Grove is located in Dallas County
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  • Olive
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Olive is located in Dallas County
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  • Charity ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Charity is located in Dallas County
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  • Thorpe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Thorpe is located in Dallas County
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  • Elkland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkland is located in Webster County
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  • Schofield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Schofield is located in Polk County
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  • Reynolds
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Reynolds is located in Dallas County
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  • Buffalo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Goodnight
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Goodnight is located in Polk County
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
    • Goodnight has also been known as:
    • Goodnight village
  • Pleasant Hope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fair Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Conklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Conklin is located in Webster County
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  • Forkners Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Forkners Hill is located in Webster County
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  • Halfway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Halfway is located in Polk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Long Lane
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Lane is located in Dallas County
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  • Caddo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Caddo is located in Webster County
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  • Sunset
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sunset is located in Polk County
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  • Burns
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Burns is located in Polk County
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  • Brighton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Barren
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Barren is located in Greene County
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  • Conway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Tilden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tilden is located in Dallas County
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  • Wood Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Wood Hill is located in Dallas County
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  • Goodson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodson is located in Polk County
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  • Slagle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Slagle is located in Polk 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 March, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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