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 Big Bend in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Bend. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Bend listed first.
- Prowers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prowers is located in Bent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prowers
- Lamar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caddoa ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caddoa is located in Bent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddoa
- Hilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton is located in Bent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Carlton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton is located in Prowers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Chivington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chivington is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington
- Eads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brandon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Water Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Water Valley is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Granada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Galatea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Galatea is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatea
- Las Animas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Haswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Big Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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