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 Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Ridge listed first.
- Ogden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Little River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Little River is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Ristine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ristine is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ristine
- La Forge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- La Forge is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Forge
- Buffington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buffington is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Morehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Como
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Como is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Grayridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
- New Madrid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sikeston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Essex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Essex is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Idalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Idalia is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
- East Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whiting
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whiting is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Dexter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bernie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bertrand
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Avert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Avert is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avert
- Bessie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bessie is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
- Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Point Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Malden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Portageville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Diehlstadt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Blodgett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
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 Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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