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>
Velsor itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Velsor, with the one closest to Velsor listed first.
- Sparta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pembina
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rogersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chadwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Olga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Webster County
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- Palmetto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Palmetto is located in Greene County
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- Palace ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palace is located in Greene County
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- Ozark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fordland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dogwood is located in Douglas County
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- Garrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Garrison is located in Christian County
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- Arden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sarvis Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cassidy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Galloway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Compton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Compton is located in Webster County
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- Highlandville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Diggins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Mumford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nixa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Riverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
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 Velsor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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