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

  • Hermon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hermon is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
  • De Long
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • De Long is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
  • London Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Maquon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Saint Augustine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rapatee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rapatee is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapatee
  • Gilson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Abingdon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ellisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Douglas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Douglas is located in Knox County
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  • Knoxville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Saluda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Saluda is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
  • Avon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Knox
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Knox is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Babylon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Babylon is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
  • Bybee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bybee is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
  • Appleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Appleton is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
  • Galesburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Yates City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Dahinda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenbush
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Greenbush is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
  • Prairie City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Blyton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Blyton is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
  • Farmington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Surrey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Surrey is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
  • Berwick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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