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, Parsons had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Parsons had a population of 2,272 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Parsons, with the one closest to Parsons listed first.
- Beacon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beacon is also located in Decatur County
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- Bible Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bible Hill is also located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Hill
- Decaturville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs was located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Perryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville is also located in Decatur County
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- Darden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mousetail was located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Jeannette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jeannette is also located in Decatur County
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- Pope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pope is located in Perry County
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- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Poplar Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Toms Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Toms Creek was located in Perry County
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- Scotts Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakview was located in Decatur County
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- Morgan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan was located in Henderson County
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- Alberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alberton is located in Henderson County
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- Shady Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Hill is located in Henderson County
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- Dunbar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dunbar is also located in Decatur County
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- New Era ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Era was located in Perry County
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- Sugar Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sugar Tree is also located in Decatur County
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- Bath Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McIllwain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McIllwain is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIllwain
- Reagan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Horner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner
- Chaseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville was located in Henderson County
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- Holladay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Parsons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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