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, Provo had railroad service and no post office. In 2014, Provo had a population of 32 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Provo, with the one closest to Provo listed first.
- Edgemont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Edgemont is located in Fall River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemont <3>
- Rumford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rumford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Rumford is located in Fall River County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rumford
- From Provo to Rumford
- Marietta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Ardmore ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Ardmore is located in Fall River County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ardmore
- From Provo to Ardmore
- Minnekahta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnekahta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnekahta
- Minnekahta is located in Fall River County
- Story
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Montrose ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Montrose is located in Sioux County (NE)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Montrose
- From Provo to Montrose
- Ivanhoe ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Erskine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erskine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erskine
- Erskine is located in Fall River County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Erskine
- From Provo to Erskine
- Hot Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Fall River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hot Springs
- From Provo to Hot Springs
- Argyle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
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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 Provo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |