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) - 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) - Napier
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - White Cloud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Cloud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
- White Cloud is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Mound City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <3>
- Arago ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Craig
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Craig is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <3>
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Point
- Iowa Point is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Reserve is located in Brown County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Curzon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Corning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - 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) - New Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
- New Point is located in Holt County
- Padonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padonia
- Padonia is located in Brown County (KS)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barada
- Barada is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Maitland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Robinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Robinson is located in Brown County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Sparks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Deroin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Deroin
- Saint Deroin is located in Nemaha County (NE)
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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. |