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

  • Lena
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lena is also located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <2>
  • Tuscola
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Tuscola is also located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
  • Cash
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cash is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
  • Good Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Good Hope is also located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Walnut Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lillian
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lillian is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
  • Freeny
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Freeny is also located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeny
  • Standing Pine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Standing Pine is also located in Leake County
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  • Carthage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ludlow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ludlow is located in Scott County
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  • Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Beach is located in Scott County
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  • Harperville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harperville is located in Scott County
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  • Free Trade
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Free Trade is also located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Trade
  • Ofahoma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ofahoma is also located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofahoma
  • Hillsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hillsboro is located in Scott County
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  • Damascus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Damascus is located in Scott County
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  • Saint Ann
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Ann is also located in Leake County
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  • Millville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Millville is located in Madison County
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  • Hays
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hays is located in Scott County
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  • Sebastopol
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Madden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Madden is also located in Leake County
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  • Eureka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Eureka is located in Rankin County
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  • Piketown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Piketown is located in Scott County
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  • High Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • High Hill is also located in Leake County
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  • Williston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Williston is also located in Leake 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 Abdan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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