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 Spencer had a population of 138 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Spencer had a population of 1,710 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Spencer, with the one closest to Spencer listed first.
- Sweetgum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sparkman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Cummingsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meade ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- River Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- River Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill
- Caneridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Caneridge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneridge
- Laurelburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Dodson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Bone Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gillentine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gillentine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillentine
- Quebeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodbars
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Goodbars is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbars
- Walling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Perilla ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Perilla is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perilla
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Sampson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sampson is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Yateston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yateston is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yateston
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Darkey Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rowland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chalybeate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Olio ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Olio is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
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 Spencer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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