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>
Ballard itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ballard, with the one closest to Ballard listed first.
- Johnstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown is located in Bates County
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- Mayesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mayesburg is located in Bates County
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- Altona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Altona is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Spruce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spruce is located in Bates County
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- Lucas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dayton is located in Cass County
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- Creighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Passaic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hudson is located in Bates County
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- Montrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adrian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
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- Austin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Cass County
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- Pleasant Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Bates County
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- Appleton City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- La Due
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- La Due is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
- Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
- Archie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maurine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maurine is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
- Garland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Henry County
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- Blairstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blairstown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Quick City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Quick City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
- Copeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Norris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norris is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
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 Ballard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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