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, Forbush had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Forbush, with the one closest to Forbush listed first.
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,414 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
- Mystic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Brazil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Walnut City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
- Diamond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Maine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Numa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Numa is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Udell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Jerome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Exline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Plano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Plano is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <3>
- Cincinnati
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Iconium
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
- Moravia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
- Moravia is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moravia <3>
- Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <3>
- Moulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Dean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Foster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Mendota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Brompton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Seymour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Seymour is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <3>
- Tyrone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Chariton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Paris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Selection
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Confidence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Promise City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promise City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
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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 Forbush, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |