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 Riga in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Riga. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Riga listed first.
- Palatka
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Palatka is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatka
- Gamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Neelyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairdealing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Moark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Corning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Doniphan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harviell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belcher ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belcher is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Reyno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Roxie ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roxie is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
- Poynor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Poynor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor
- Middlebrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Maynard
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Knobel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Knobel is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Pleasant Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Carola ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carola is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carola
- Peach Orchard
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Supply
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Supply is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
- Peru
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peru is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Poplar Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Halloran
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Halloran is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloran
- Ponder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ponder is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Brockett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brockett is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett
- Boydsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boydsville is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville
- Crockett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Grandin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grandin is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
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 Riga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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