Synonyms:
outstation, outpost
Meaning: a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
Synonyms:
frontier_settlement, outpost
Meaning: a settlement on the frontier of civilization
Synonyms:
outpost
Meaning: a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops
Usage examples
He hired a guide and went hunting, eighty miles beyond the last outpost of civilization.
At the very moment when Fabrizio Colonna in a fortified outpost was discussing the conditions of capitulation with the French captains, suddenly great cries of distress were heard.