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 Darwin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Darwin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Darwin listed first.
- Lake View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Walls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- 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>
- Whitehaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whitehaven is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehaven
- Glover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Horn Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Days
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Days is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days
- Norfolk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Hulbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- Lake Cormorant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Plum Point is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Hopefield ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hopefield is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopefield
- Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Almont ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Almont is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
- West Memphis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Buntyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buntyn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buntyn
- Memphis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pinckney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Nesbit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mound City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Capleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Seyppel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Eudora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Gavin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gavin is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gavin
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 Darwin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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