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

  • Big Piney
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Big Piney is located in Pulaski County
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  • Blooming Rose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blooming Rose is located in Phelps County
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  • Spring Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Spring Creek is located in Phelps County
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  • Beulah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Beulah is located in Phelps County
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  • Cookville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cookville is located in Pulaski County
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  • Hazelton ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hazelton is located in Texas County
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  • Sherrill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherrill is located in Texas County
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  • Edgar Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Roby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Roby is located in Texas County
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  • Plato
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Yancy Mills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Yancy Mills is located in Phelps County
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  • Clementine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Clementine is located in Phelps County
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  • Waynesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Success
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Licking
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Maples
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Maples is located in Texas County
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  • Lenox
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lenox is located in Dent County
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  • Nebo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nebo is located in Laclede County
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  • Turley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Turley is located in Texas County
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  • Roubidoux
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Roubidoux is located in Texas County
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  • Ellis Prairie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ellis Prairie is located in Texas County
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  • Venable
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Venable is located in Texas County
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  • Anutt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Anutt is located in Dent County
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  • Lecoma
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lecoma is located in Dent County
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  • Arlington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Arlington is located in Phelps County
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  • Jerome
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jerome is located in Phelps 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 Ross Bridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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