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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bell had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bell, with the one closest to Bell listed first.
- Arion
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Arion is also located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Dow City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kenwood is also located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Buck Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Grove is also located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Manteno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Manteno is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
- Denison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charter Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Ute
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Astor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Astor is also located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Deloit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deloit is also located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Manilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Soldier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Panama
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vail
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vail is also located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <2>
- Westphalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Woodbine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Irwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Aspinwall
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Aspinwall is also located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Kiron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moorhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kirkman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Botna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Botna is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
- Mapleton
(20 miles [32.2 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 Bell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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