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, Balcom had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Balcom, with the one closest to Balcom listed first.
- Anna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Dongola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Wetaug
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wetaug is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetaug
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Elco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cobden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moscow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Ullin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Glen is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Glen
- Lick Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Ware
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Elvira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elvira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Alto Pass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Buncombe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Makanda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McClure
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sandusky is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Grand Chain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- New Grand Chain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Belknap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Balcom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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