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 Baring had a population of 266 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Baring had a population of 125 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Baring, with the one closest to Baring listed first.
- Greensburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greensburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Kenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood is located in Knox County
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- Edina
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Millport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Knox County
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- Sand Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Rutledge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hurdland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hurdland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Pleasant Retreat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
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- Bible Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bible Grove is located in Scotland County
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- Adair ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Adair is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Unity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Unity is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Brashear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brashear is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Colony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Knox City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gorin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gorin is located in Scotland County
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- Forest Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
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- Memphis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bullion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Gibbs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Adair County
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- Locust Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Hedge City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Sperry ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sperry is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Novelty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Deer Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Deer Ridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Fairmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fairmont is located in Clark County
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- Etna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
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 Baring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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