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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Plains had a population of 2,091 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, West Plains had a population of 12,383 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Plains, with the one closest to West Plains listed first.
- Homeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Cottbus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chapin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Olden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olden is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olden
- Pottersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- South Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Church is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Brandsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brandsville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Amy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amy is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Cureall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cureall is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cureall
- Peace Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peace Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
- Siloam Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burnham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moody
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moody is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Lanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Koshkonong
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hutton Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Valley
- Oak Mound
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oak Mound is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mound
- Willow Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Thomasville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Not
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Not is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Not
- Mountain View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sharp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Bakersfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
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 West Plains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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