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 America in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of America. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to America listed first.
- Cerrogordo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cerrogordo is located in Little River County (AR)
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- Rocky Comfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Comfort is located in Little River County (AR)
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- Norwoodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norwoodville is located in Sevier County (AR)
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- Chapel Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Sevier County (AR)
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- Woodstock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Bowie County (TX)
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- Oak Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Bowie County (TX)
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- De Kalb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- English
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- English is located in Red River County (TX)
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- Malta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Malta is located in Bowie County (TX)
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- Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Little River County (AR)
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- Lockesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County (AR)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Rankin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rankin is located in Little River County (AR)
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- Ben Lomond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Boston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Annona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Bowie County (TX)
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- Madras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Madras is located in Red River County (TX)
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- Whaley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley is located in Bowie County (TX)
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- Brownstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brownstown is located in Sevier County (AR)
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- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Red River County (TX)
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- Lydia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lydia is located in Red River County (TX)
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- Hooks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peytonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Peytonville is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonville
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 America, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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