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 Big Mound had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Mound, with the one closest to Big Mound listed first.
- Mount Hamill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Houghton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Bonaparte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Primrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Crew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- La Crew is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crew
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pierceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pierceville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Bentonsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pilot Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Utica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Utica is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Saint Paul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Donnellson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Croton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Denova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Denova is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denova
- Acasto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Mount Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Glasgow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oakland Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Keosauqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Mound, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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