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

  • Harmony
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Harmony is also located in Fillmore County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <2>
  • Bristol
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bristol is also located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Granger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Granger is also located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
  • Florenceville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Florenceville is located in Howard County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
  • Canton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Canton is also located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
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  • Henrytown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Henrytown is also located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
  • Preston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Preston is also located in Fillmore County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <2>
  • Greenleafton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Greenleafton is also located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafton
  • Kendallville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
  • Lenora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lenora is also located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
  • Amherst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Amherst is also located in Fillmore County
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  • Carimona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Carimona is also located in Fillmore County
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  • Isinours
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Isinours is also located in Fillmore County
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  • Forestville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Forestville is also located in Fillmore County
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  • Prosper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Prosper is also located in Fillmore County
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  • York
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • York is also located in Fillmore County
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  • Newburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Newburg is also located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • Lanesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Grove is also located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
  • Bonair
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonair is located in Howard County (IA)
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  • Fountain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Burr Oak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland is also located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Cresco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cresco is located in Howard County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresco <2>
  • Bluffton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
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  • Whalan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Whalan is also located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whalan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whalan <2>

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