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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 Biggsville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Biggsville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Biggsville listed first.

  • Media
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rozetta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gladstone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Olena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Smithshire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kirkwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stronghurst
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ellison ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellison is located in Warren County
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  • Oquawka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ponemah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ponemah is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponemah
  • Decorra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Decorra is located in Henderson County
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  • Milroy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Raritan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Raritan is located in Henderson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Larchland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Larchland is located in Warren County
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  • Carman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Monmouth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Eleanor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Little York
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Burlington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Roseville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ormonde
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Ormonde is located in Warren County
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  • Latty
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Latty is located in Des Moines County (IA)
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  • Terre Haute
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Iowa Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
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  • Phelps
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Phelps is located in Warren County
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  • Huron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Huron is located in Des Moines County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron

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