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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>

While we didn't find Bender in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bender. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bender listed first.

  • Vienna
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Belknap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bloomfield is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Boaz
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Boaz is located in Massac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  • Grinnell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Grinnell is located in Massac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
  • Samoth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Samoth is located in Massac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoth
  • Wartrace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wartrace is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
  • New Columbia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • New Columbia is located in Massac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
  • Grantsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Buncombe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillerman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hillerman is located in Massac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillerman
  • Reevesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Reevesville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
  • Simpson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sandburn is located in Johnson County
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  • Moscow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Moscow is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • New Grand Chain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Big Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Bay is located in Massac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
  • Tunnel Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Elvira
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elvira is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
  • Grand Chain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Joppa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Goreville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Round Knob
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Round Knob is located in Massac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob
  • Allens Spring
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Allens Spring is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Spring

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 Bender, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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