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

  • Celt
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Celt is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
  • Leadmine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
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  • Macks Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Eldridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Roach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Decaturville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Decaturville is located in Camden County
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  • Wood Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wood Hill is located in Dallas County
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  • Tilden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Tilden is located in Dallas County
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  • Almon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Almon is located in Hickory County
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  • Linn Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Louisburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Barnumton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Barnumton is located in Camden County
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  • Montreal
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Climax Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ingalls ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ingalls is located in Polk County
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  • Long Lane
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Long Lane is located in Dallas County
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  • Lebanon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Sleeper
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sleeper is located in Laclede County
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  • Preston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Buffalo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Wet Glaize
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Wet Glaize is located in Camden County
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  • Damsel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Damsel is located in Camden County
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  • Brush Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
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  • Stoutland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Purvis
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Purvis is located in Camden 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 Miller Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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