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

  • Palatka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Palatka is located in Clay County (AR)
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  • Doniphan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Poynor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Poynor is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor
  • Gamburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gamburg is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
  • Middlebrook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Middlebrook is located in Randolph County (AR)
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  • Maynard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Reyno
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Reyno is located in Randolph County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
    • Former names for Reyno:
    • Cherokee Bay
    • Esselwood
    • Needmore
  • Corning
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Moark
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
  • Fairdealing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
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  • Supply
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Supply is located in Randolph County (AR)
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  • Neelyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ponder
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Ponder is located in Ripley County
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  • Peru
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Peru is located in Randolph County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Pleasant Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Ripley County
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  • Ingram
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ingram is located in Randolph County (AR)
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    • Ingram has also been known as:
    • Gooberhull
  • Brockett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brockett is located in Randolph County (AR)
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  • Knobel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Knobel is located in Clay County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Belcher ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Belcher is located in Butler County
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  • Peach Orchard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Peach Orchard is located in Clay County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Warm Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Warm Springs is located in Randolph County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
  • Attica
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Attica is located in Randolph County (AR)
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  • Harviell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Tucker
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Tucker is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
  • Roxie ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Roxie is located in Butler County
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  • Gatewood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Gatewood is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood

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 Purman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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