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

  • London Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • London Mills is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London Mills <3>
  • Rapatee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapatee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Rapatee is located in Knox County
  • Hermon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • Hermon is located in Knox County
  • Maquon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • De Long
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Long. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
    • De Long is located in Knox County
  • Ellisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Ellisville is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <3>
  • Fairview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Douglas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
    • Douglas is located in Knox County
  • Gilson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Abingdon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Augustine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
    • Saint Augustine is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Augustine <3>
  • Bybee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bybee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
    • Bybee is located in Fulton County
  • Avon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <3>
  • Knoxville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <3>
  • Yates City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates City
    • Yates City is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates City <3>
  • Babylon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
    • Babylon is located in Fulton County
  • Blyton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
    • Blyton is located in Fulton County
  • Fiatt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiatt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiatt
    • Fiatt is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fiatt <3>
  • Farmington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Saluda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saluda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
    • Saluda is located in Knox County
  • Norris
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Appleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Appleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
    • Appleton is located in Knox County
  • Knox
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knox. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Knox is located in Knox County
  • Prairie City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Manley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
    • Manley is located in Fulton County
  • Elmwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Dahinda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dahinda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahinda
    • Dahinda is located in Knox County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahinda <3>

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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 Bridgeport Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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