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 Amherst in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Amherst. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Amherst listed first.
- Givens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Givens is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
- Hinckley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
- Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powderly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blossom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jennings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jennings is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Emberson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Emberson is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson
- Pattonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chicota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sumner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ambia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Atlas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Biardstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Detroit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Brookston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Broadway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Kanawha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maxey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Maxey is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
- Rockford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rockford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Deport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Amherst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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