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 in 1895, Penton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Penton, with the one closest to Penton listed first.
- Seyppel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Robinsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Lake Cormorant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdre
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdre is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdre
- Commerce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Norfolk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Pinckney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Eudora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Glover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Hollywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Cub Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Walls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <2>
- Peters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peters is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Days
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Days is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days
- Lake View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Tunica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arkabutla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Bledsoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Nesbit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Horn Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Askew ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Askew is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Evansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Hernando
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Austin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Whitehaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehaven is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehaven
- Riceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Rawlinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- Park Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Park Place is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
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 Penton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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