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 Opal in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Opal. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Opal listed first.
- Verona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Aurora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Freistatt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Logan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Chesapeake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chesapeake is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Monett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bradfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- Spencer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spencer is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Billings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Paris Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Paris Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Springs
- Pierce City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Miller
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McDowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McDowell is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Phelps
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Phelps is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Clarkson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clarkson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Scholten
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scholten is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten
- Halltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leann
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Leann is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann
- Purdy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
- Wentworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wentworth is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Jenkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jenkins is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- School
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- School is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School
- Republic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Talmage City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Talmage City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
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 Opal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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