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 Bainbridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bainbridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bainbridge listed first.
- Egypt Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Ware
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ware is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Oriole
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oriole is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- McClure
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Neelys Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Neelys Landing is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelys Landing
- East Cape Girardeau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Cape Girardeau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Springville is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Jonesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lovejoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Leemon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Aldridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Aldridge is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge
- Anna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Anna is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <2>
- Mill Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Mountain Glen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Glen is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Glen
- Fruitland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fruitland is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Balcom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Balcom is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcom
- Alto Pass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pocahontas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thebes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Cobden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Wells ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Wells is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wells
- Grand Tower
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wetaug
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wetaug is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetaug
- Dongola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pomona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shawneetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
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 Bainbridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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