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) - Little River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Little River is located in New Madrid County
- Ristine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - La Forge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Buffington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Buffington is located in Stoddard County
- Morehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Como
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Grayridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - New Madrid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Madrid
- New Madrid is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Madrid <3>
- Sikeston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikeston
- Sikeston is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sikeston <3>
- Essex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Idalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - East Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prairie
- East Prairie is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Prairie <3>
- Whiting
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Bernie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernie
- Bernie is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernie <3>
- Bertrand
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Avert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Dexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Dexter is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <3>
- Bessie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <3>
- Point Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County
- Malden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden is located in Dunklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malden <3>
- Portageville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portageville
- Portageville is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portageville <3>
- Diehlstadt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diehlstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Blodgett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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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 Ridge, 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. |