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, Big Bay had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Bay, with the one closest to Big Bay listed first.
- Reevesville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Columbia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Samoth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Samoth is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoth
- Round Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Round Knob is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob
- Grantsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Temple Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Temple Hill is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
- Allens Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Spring is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Spring
- Wartrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grinnell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grinnell is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
- Rosebud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rosebud is located in Pope County
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- Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waltersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waltersburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersburg
- Glendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boaz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boaz is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Simpson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hillerman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hillerman is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillerman
- Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tansill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tansill is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansill
- Metropolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vienna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Belknap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ragland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bay City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Golconda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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