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 Wilmot in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wilmot. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wilmot listed first.
- Arcola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Burdette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burdette is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Leland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Warsaw is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Wayside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wayside is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Stoneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hollandale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Magenta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magenta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
- Swiftwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Swiftwater is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- James
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Overby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holly Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Ridge is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Lake Washington ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Washington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Washington
- Percy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Percy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Heathman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Helm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lakeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeport is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Longwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Longwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Refuge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Refuge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Erwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erwin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Panther Burn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Murphy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
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 Wilmot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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