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 Morse in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Morse. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Morse listed first.
- Bradford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Milo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milo is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Buda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Osceola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Osceola is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Modena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Modena is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Waldron ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Castleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tiskilwa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Neponset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitefield is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
- Sheffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wyanet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elmira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saxon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saxon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Wyoming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toulon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bureau Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Bureau Junction has also been known as:
- Bureau
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <2>
- Mineral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kewanee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Manlius
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Henry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stark is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Lawn Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lawn Ridge is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Ridge
- Sparland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hennepin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Annawan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Morse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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