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While our information shows that the community of Welford is historic,<1> we want to be sure that it has a presence on our website. As we gather information about Welford, we'll be sure to add our findings.
The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Memphis (TN). It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the southeast of where Welford would have been located and has a population of 650,100 people.<2>
The next largest community is Jonesboro.
It is located about 29 miles [46 km] to the north of Welford and has a population of 55,515 people.
Other large communities in the area:
| | Community | Direction | Distance<3> | 2008
Population | Change
Since 2000 |
| | Forrest City |  S | 28 mi [45.06 km] | 13,281 | 10.11% decrease |
| | Marianna | S | 43 mi [69.2 km] | 4,396 | 15.15% decrease |
| | Marion |  SE | 26 mi [41.84 km] | 12,217 | 37.25% increase |
| | Newport |  NW | 38 mi [61.2 km] | 7,404 | 5.21% decrease |
| | Osceola |  NE | 40 mi [64.4 km] | 7,914 | 10.83% decrease |
| | Paragould |  N | 45 mi [72.4 km] | 24,800 | 12.64% increase |
| | Trumann | N | 19 mi [30.58 km] | 6,794 | 1.38% decrease |
| | West Memphis | SE | 28 mi [45.06 km] | 27,070 | 2.15% decrease |
| | Wynne |  SW | 15 mi [24.14 km] | 8,437 | 2.07% decrease |
| | Horn Lake (MS) | SE | 44 mi [70.8 km] | 24,669 | 74.97% increase |
| | Southaven (MS) | SE | 47 mi [75.6 km] | 44,076 | 52.11% increase |
| | Bartlett (TN) |  E | 45 mi [72.4 km] | 47,501 | 17.16% increase |
| | Lakeland (TN) | E | 50 mi [80.5 km] | 8,093 | 17.94% increase |
| | Millington (TN) | E | 40 mi [64.4 km] | 10,165 | 2.57% decrease |
| | Munford (TN) | E | 45 mi [72.4 km] | 6,634 | 40.91% increase |
Below is a sample of nearby communities:
| | Community | Direction | Distance | 2008
Population | Change
Since 2000 |
| | Bay Village | NW | 5 mi [8.05 km] | --- | |
| | Birdsong | E | 20 mi [32.19 km] | 37 | 7.5% decrease |
| | Black Oak | E | 11 mi [17.7 km] | --- | |
| | Cherry Valley |  W | 8 mi [12.87 km] | 672 | 4.55% decrease |
| | Colt | SW | 21 mi [33.8 km] | 333 | 9.51% decrease |
| | Crawfordsville | SE | 19 mi [30.58 km] | 489 | 4.86% decrease |
| | Earle | SE | 11 mi [17.7 km] | 2,735 | 9.91% decrease |
| | Fisher | W | 21 mi [33.8 km] | 255 | 3.77% decrease |
| | Gilmore | E | 18 mi [28.97 km] | 276 | 5.48% decrease |
| | Harrisburg | NW | 13 mi [20.92 km] | 2,117 | 3.42% decrease |
| | Jennette | SE | 19 mi [30.58 km] | 118 | 4.84% decrease |
| | Marked Tree | NE | 13 mi [20.92 km] | 2,634 | 5.93% decrease |
| | Parkin | S | 9 mi [14.48 km] | 1,479 | 7.68% decrease |
| | Turrell | E | 19 mi [30.58 km] | 866 | 9.51% decrease |
| | Tyronza | NE | 15 mi [24.14 km] | 865 | 5.77% decrease |
Cross County
Welford would have been located within present day Cross County.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cross: Crittenden, Jackson, Poinsett, Saint Francis and Woodruff. While not sharing a border with Cross, the following counties are close to Welford: Mississippi, Craighead and Shelby (TN).
Below are counties that are near Welford (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Welford:
Search for Local Businesses We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities. Since Welford no longer exists, the following searches are actually centered on the nearby community of Memphis (TN). It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.
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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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Welford, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Welford. - Return to Citation |
| <3> | Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Welford and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation |
| <4> | All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation |
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