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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Burr Oak had a population of 675 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Burr Oak had a population of 800 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Burr Oak, with the one closest to Burr Oak listed first.
- Fawn River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Findley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County
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- Sturgis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bronson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Colon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
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- Fairfax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County (IN)
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- Greenfield Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
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- Nottawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Branch County
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- Matteson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Matteson is located in Branch County
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- Wasepi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wasepi is located in Saint Joseph County
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- Ontario
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ontario is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Hatmaker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Mongo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Orland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sherwood is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Centreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Branch County
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- Batavia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Batavia is located in Branch County
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- Leonidas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Seyberts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
- East Gilead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Gilead is located in Branch County
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- Mendon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scott is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- LaGrange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brushy Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Nevada Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada Mills is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Mills
- Factoryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
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 Burr Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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