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 Macfarlan in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Macfarlan. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Macfarlan listed first.
- Oxbow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Munday
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Freed
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Cantwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Cisco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Rusk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hartley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Cokeleys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Bigbend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Petroleum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Goffs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Burning Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Creston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Big Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Cairo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <3>
- Nobe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Cornwallis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Eaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <3>
- Burnt House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Hazelgreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelgreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen
- Hazelgreen is located in Ritchie County
- Newark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Nutter Farm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutter Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Farm
- Nutter Farm is located in Ritchie County
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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 Macfarlan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |