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)
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Granger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Granger is 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)
- Henrytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henrytown is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
- Preston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenleafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenleafton is 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 located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
- Amherst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Amherst is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Carimona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carimona is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
- Isinours
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Isinours is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isinours
- Forestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forestville is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Prosper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prosper is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- York is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newburg is 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 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- 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 located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Cresco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bluffton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Whalan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |