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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, Whitebreast had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Whitebreast, with the one closest to Whitebreast listed first.

  • Indianola Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Indianola Junction is located in Lucas County
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  • Chariton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Oakley is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Lucas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lucas is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Derby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Derby is located in Lucas County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Newbern
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Newbern is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
  • Norwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Norwood is located in Lucas County
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  • Russell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Olmitz
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Olmitz is located in Lucas County
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  • Lacona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Belinda
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Belinda is located in Lucas County
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  • Cloud
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cloud is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud
  • Bauer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bauer is located in Marion County
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  • Ovia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ovia is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovia
  • Zero
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Zero is located in Lucas County
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  • Jay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jay is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Woodburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Center is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
  • Smyrna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Smyrna is located in Clarke County
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  • Humeston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cambria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cambria is located in Wayne County
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  • New York
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • New York is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • Columbia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbia is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Gosport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gosport is located in Marion County
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  • Le Roy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Le Roy is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
  • Melrose
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Weller
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Weller is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller
  • Caloma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Caloma is located in Marion County
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  • Cool
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cool is located in Warren County
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  • Medora
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Medora is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
  • Liberty
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty is located in Clarke County
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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 Whitebreast, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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