The nearest railroad point in 1880 was Pierce City, Missouri, on the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway, fifty five miles distant.

Liverymen here did a thriving business, and a line of coaches, known as the 'Nine-hour line,' was established in 1880. The fare was $3.00. In a distance of nine miles this road crosses Roaring River nineteen times.

There was also a regular line of coaches from Ozark, Arkansas, eighty-five miles distant. This journey required nineteen hours, and the fare was $8.00. After the extension of the Frisco line to Fayetteville, Seligman, Missouri, eighteen miles distant, became the nearest railroad point.