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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 Lake in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Lake. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Lake listed first.

  • Fortescue
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortescue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
    • Fortescue is located in Holt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Rulo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rulo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
    • Rulo is located in Richardson County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <3>
  • Bigelow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigelow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
    • Bigelow is located in Holt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Napier
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
    • Napier is located in Holt County
  • White Cloud
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mound City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Arago ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arago. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
    • Arago is located in Richardson County (NE)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Arago
    • From Big Lake to Arago
  • Craig
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Preston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Richardson County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Forest City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Forest City is located in Holt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <3>
  • Iowa Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oregon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Oregon is located in Holt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <3>
  • Reserve
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Curzon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curzon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curzon
    • Curzon is located in Holt County
  • Corning
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Corning is located in Holt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Corning
    • From Big Lake to Corning
  • Falls City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
    • Falls City is located in Richardson County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <3>
  • Milton ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Atchison County
  • New Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Padonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Doniphan County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <3>
  • Barada
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Maitland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
    • Maitland is located in Holt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Robinson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Sparks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Sparks is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Nishnabotna ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nishnabotna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishnabotna
    • Nishnabotna is located in Atchison County
  • Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Big Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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 Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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