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

  • Methodist ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Methodist was located in White County
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  • Perilla ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Perilla was located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perilla
  • River Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • River Hill is also located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill
  • Sparkman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
  • Meade ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Meade was located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
  • Cummingsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
  • Sparta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sparta is also located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
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  • Quebeck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweetgum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
  • Dodson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dodson is also located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
  • Darkey Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Darkey Springs is also located in White County
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  • Yateston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Yateston is also located in White County
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  • Elijah ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Elijah was located in White County
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  • Pollard ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pollard was located in White County
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  • Walling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bone Cave
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
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  • Spencer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bon Air
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bon Air is also located in White County
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  • Yankeetown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Yankeetown is also located in White County
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  • Rock Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Caneridge ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Caneridge was located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneridge
  • Cassville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cassville is also located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
  • Bakers Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bakers Crossroads is also located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Crossroads
  • Cherry Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Creek is also located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
  • Grace ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Grace was located in White County
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  • Drop ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Drop was located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop

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