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

  • Goose Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Goose Rock is located in Clay County
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  • Brightshade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Brightshade is located in Clay County
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  • Manchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Spring Creek is located in Clay County
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  • Big Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Creek is located in Clay County
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  • Pigeonroost
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pigeonroost is located in Clay County
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  • Tanksley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Tanksley is located in Clay County
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  • Sidell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sidell is located in Clay County
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  • Laurel Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
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  • Ammie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ammie is located in Clay County
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  • Marydell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Marydell is located in Laurel County
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  • Crane Nest
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Crane Nest is located in Knox County
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  • Girdler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Girdler is located in Knox County
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  • Burning Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Burning Springs is located in Clay County
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  • Cane Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cane Creek is located in Laurel County
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  • Tuttle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Tuttle is located in Laurel County
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  • Walker
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Walker is located in Knox County
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  • Teges
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Teges is located in Clay County
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  • Hoskinston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
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  • Larue
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Larue is located in Clay County
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  • Sextons Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
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  • Benge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Benge is located in Clay County
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  • Crawford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crawford is located in Laurel County
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  • Fletcher
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Fletcher is located in Laurel County
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  • Hyden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Langnau
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Langnau is located in Laurel County
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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 Botto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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