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 Bessville had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bessville, with the one closest to Bessville listed first.
- Glenallen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Marquand
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marquand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Lutesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
- Marble Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gravelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gravelton is located in Wayne County
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- Leopold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leopold is located in Bollinger County
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- Cornwall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwall is located in Madison County
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- Buchanan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan is located in Bollinger County
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- Laflin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laflin is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zion is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Gravel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Alliance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alliance is located in Bollinger County
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- Zalma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Zalma is located in Bollinger County
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- Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
- Crump
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
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- Burfordville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Millersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kurreville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kurreville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurreville
- Yount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yount is located in Perry County
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- Fredericktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Wayne County
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- Lowndes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lowndes is located in Wayne County
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- Greenbrier
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County
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- Houck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Houck is located in Cape Girardeau County
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- Tilsit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tilsit is located in Cape Girardeau County
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- Daisy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
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 Bessville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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