Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Purman (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Purman. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Purman is located in Ripley County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ripley County: Clay (AR), Randolph (AR), Butler, Carter & Oregon.

Below are the counties that are near Purman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Purman:

• Ripley County     (The home county of Purman)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Purman, with the one closest to Purman listed first.
  • Current View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
    • Current View is located in Ripley County
  • Oxly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
    • Oxly is located in Ripley County
  • Naylor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
    • Naylor is located in Ripley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Doniphan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
    • Doniphan is located in Ripley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <2>
  • Gamburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
    • Gamburg is located in Ripley County
  • Fairdealing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairdealing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
    • Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
  • Ponder
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
    • Ponder is located in Ripley County
  • Briar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
    • Briar is located in Ripley County
  • Gatewood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
    • Gatewood is located in Ripley County
  • Bennett
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
    • Bennett is located in Ripley County
  • Bardley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bardley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
    • Bardley is located in Ripley County
• Butler County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Purman, with the one closest to Purman listed first.
  • Neelyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyville
    • Neelyville is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neelyville <2>
  • Harviell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harviell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harviell
    • Harviell is located in Butler County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harviell <2>
  • Oglesville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
    • Oglesville is located in Butler County
  • Kelly Town
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
    • Kelly Town is located in Butler County
  • Poplar Bluff
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bluff
    • Poplar Bluff is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Bluff <2>
  • Fagus
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fagus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
    • Fagus is located in Butler County
  • Qulin
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Qulin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
    • Qulin is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Broseley
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broseley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broseley
    • Broseley is located in Butler County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broseley <2>
• Carter County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Purman, with the one closest to Purman listed first.
  • Grandin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
    • Grandin is located in Carter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Ellsinore
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsinore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsinore
    • Ellsinore is located in Carter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsinore <2>
• Oregon County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Purman, with the one closest to Purman listed first.
  • Calm
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
    • Calm is located in Oregon County
  • Myrtle
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
    • Myrtle is located in Oregon County
• Clay County (AR)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Purman, with the one closest to Purman listed first.
  • Current View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Current View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
    • Current View is located in Clay County (AR)
  • Success
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Success have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
    • Success is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Datto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Datto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
    • Datto is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Corning
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Corning is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <2>
  • Moark
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
    • Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
  • Knobel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knobel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
    • Knobel is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Peach Orchard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
    • Peach Orchard is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • McDougal
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDougal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
    • McDougal is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Pollard
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Pollard is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollard <2>
  • Rector
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
    • Rector is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,703 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rector <2>
• Greene County (AR)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Purman, with the one closest to Purman listed first.
  • Delaplaine
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaplaine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
    • Delaplaine is located in Greene County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Stonewall
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Stonewall is located in Greene County (AR)
  • Beech Grove
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
    • Beech Grove is located in Greene County (AR)
  • Lafe
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
    • Lafe is located in Greene County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Marmaduke
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaduke
    • Marmaduke is located in Greene County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmaduke <2>
  • Oak Grove Heights
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
    • Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
• Lawrence County (AR)
  • College City
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
    • College City is located in Lawrence County (AR)
    • Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
• Randolph County (AR)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Purman, with the one closest to Purman listed first.
  • Maynard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Middlebrook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
    • Middlebrook is located in Randolph County (AR)
  • Reyno
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
    • Reyno is located in Randolph County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
    • Former names for Reyno:
    • Cherokee Bay
    • Esselwood
    • Needmore
  • Biggers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
    • Biggers is located in Randolph County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
  • Supply
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Supply have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
    • Supply is located in Randolph County (AR)
  • Peru
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Peru is located in Randolph County (AR)
  • Brockett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett
    • Brockett is located in Randolph County (AR)
  • Spikes
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spikes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spikes
    • Spikes is located in Randolph County (AR)
  • Warm Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warm Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
    • Warm Springs is located in Randolph County (AR)
  • Antioch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Randolph County (AR)
  • Attica
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
    • Attica is located in Randolph County (AR)
  • Hamil
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamil
    • Hamil is located in Randolph County (AR)
  • Pocahontas
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Pocahontas is located in Randolph County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
    • Former names for Pocahontas:
    • Bettis Bluff
    • Betts Bluff
    • Pokakhontas
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Purman, see our County-by-County Page for Purman.

Newspapers Published in Purman ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Purman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Purman, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Purman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Purman:

• Websites specific to Missouri
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/

• Pages specific to Ripley County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Butler County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Carter County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Oregon County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Clay County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Greene County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lawrence County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Randolph County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Missouri
  • Cemeteries of Ripley County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Missouri
  • Cemeteries of Ripley County

Cemeteries Near Purman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Purman.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Purman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Cyclone Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cyclone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cyclone Cemetery
• New Hope Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
• Pope Chapel Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pope Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pope Chapel Cemetery
• Stone Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
• Stillwell Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stillwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stillwell Cemetery
• Old Pitman Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Pitman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pitman Cemetery
• Hancock Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hancock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hancock Cemetery
• Hitt Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hitt Cemetery
• Pitman Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitman Cemetery
• Legate Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Legate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Legate Cemetery
• Brown Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
• Black Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
• Continue List   (294 more) ...
  • Martin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
  • Towles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Towles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Towles Cemetery
  • Towles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Towles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Towles Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Purman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Purman.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Purman, with the one closest to Purman listed first.

• Palatka
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palatka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatka
  • Palatka is located in Clay County (AR)
• Doniphan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
  • Doniphan is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <2>
• Poynor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poynor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor
  • Poynor is located in Ripley County
• Gamburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
  • Gamburg is located in Ripley County
• Middlebrook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
  • Middlebrook is located in Randolph County (AR)
• Maynard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
• Reyno
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
  • Reyno is located in Randolph County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Former names for Reyno:
  • Cherokee Bay
  • Esselwood
  • Needmore
• Corning
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Clay County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <2>
• Moark
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
  • Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
• Fairdealing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairdealing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
  • Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
• Supply
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Supply have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
  • Supply is located in Randolph County (AR)
• Neelyville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyville
  • Neelyville is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neelyville <2>
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  • Ponder
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
    • Ponder is located in Ripley County
  • Peru
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Peru is located in Randolph County (AR)
  • Pleasant Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Ripley County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Purman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Purman.

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