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 Breton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Breton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Breton listed first.
- Sebree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Slaughters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Onton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Congleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Congleton is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Vanderburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Veazey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Veazey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazey
- Wrightsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsburg is located in McLean County
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- Ashbyburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ashbyburg is located in Hopkins County
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- Lemon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Robards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wanamaker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wanamaker is located in Webster County
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- Dixon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Hanson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tilden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tilden is located in Webster County
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- Elba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is located in McLean County
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- Delaware
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Niagara
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Lisman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
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- Manitou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
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- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Henderson County
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- Dixie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
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- Free Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
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- Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Cleopatra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cleopatra is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopatra
- Rumsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Calhoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Calhoun is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
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- Saint Joseph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Anthoston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Anthoston is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthoston
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 Breton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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