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>
Big Spring itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Woodland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County
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- Clio
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clio is located in Wayne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Lineville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Hodge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
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- Saxon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saxon is located in Wayne County
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- High Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- High Point is located in Decatur County
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- Morgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County
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- Allerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wataga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wataga is located in Mercer County (MO)
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- Garden Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Mercer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ilia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ilia is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilia
- Cleopatra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cleopatra is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopatra
- Adel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adel is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
- Corydon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Humeston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blockly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blockly is located in Decatur County
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- Pleasanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Le Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Harvard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harvard is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Sewal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sewal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewal
- Davis City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Davis City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Saline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saline is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Powersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 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 Big Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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