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

  • Quebeck
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bone Cave
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
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  • Sparkman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
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  • Walling
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Caneridge ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Caneridge is located in Van Buren County
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  • Rock Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Goodbars
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Goodbars is located in Warren County
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  • Meade ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Meade is located in Van Buren County
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  • Hillis ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillis is located in Warren County
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  • Laurelburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
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  • Cummingsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
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  • Pollard ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pollard is located in White County
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  • Yateston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Yateston is located in White County
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  • Spencer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rowland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rowland is located in Warren County
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  • Darkey Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Darkey Springs is located in White County
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  • River Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • River Hill is located in White County
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  • Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
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  • Sweetgum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
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  • Perilla ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Perilla is located in White County
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  • Methodist ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Methodist is located in White County
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  • Sopha ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
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    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
  • Jessie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jessie is located in Warren County
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  • Dodson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dodson is located in White County
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  • Drop ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Drop is located in White County
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  • Sparta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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 McElroy Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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