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

• Lyons
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lyons is located in Adair County
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  • Lyons has also been known as:
  • Lyons Switch
• Martin
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Martin is located in Muskogee County
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• Seven Oaks
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
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• Evansville
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Evansville is located in Washington County (AR)
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• Tolu
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Tolu is located in Washington County (AR)
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• Dutch Mills
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Dutch Mills is located in Washington County (AR)
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• Sexton ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sexton is located in Washington County (AR)
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