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 Bessie Junction in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bessie Junction. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bessie Junction listed first.
- Porter
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Porter is located in Jefferson County
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- Linn Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Crossing is located in Jefferson County
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- Adamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blossburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blossburg is located in Jefferson County
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- Brookside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Cardiff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Short Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
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- Dora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
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- Sandusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky is located in Jefferson County
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- Pratt Mines ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt Mines is located in Jefferson County
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- Coalburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coalburg is located in Jefferson County
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- Former name for Coalburg:
- Coalburgh
- Toadvine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
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- Wylam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wylam is located in Jefferson County
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- Ensley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ensley is located in Jefferson County
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- Cordova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dolomite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Thomas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas is located in Jefferson County
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- Collins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Collins is located in Jefferson County
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- North Birmingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
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- Lewisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg is located in Jefferson County
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- Ezra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
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- Woodward Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodward Junction is located in Jefferson County
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- Hillman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillman is located in Jefferson County
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- Duncan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
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- Ishkooda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
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- Powderly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powderly is located in Jefferson County
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- Birmingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderbilt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vanderbilt is located in Jefferson County
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- Bartonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bartonville is located in Jefferson County
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- New Castle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Castle is located in Jefferson County
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- Cunningham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cunningham is located in Jefferson County
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- Morris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morris is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Sloan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sloan is located in Blount County
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- Parrish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
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 Bessie Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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