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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Big Spring had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.

  • Americus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Abattis ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abattis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abattis
    • Abattis is located in Warren County
  • Bridgeport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Bridgeport is located in Warren County
  • Starkenburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rhineland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hermann
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermann have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermann
    • Hermann is located in Gasconade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,322 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermann <3>
  • High Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • High Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Hill <3>
  • New Florence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Florence
    • New Florence is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Florence <3>
  • Mineola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Mineola is located in Montgomery County
  • Danville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jonesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
    • Jonesburg is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 698 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesburg <3>
  • Bluffton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gasconade
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gasconade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
    • Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Berger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery City
    • Montgomery City is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery City <3>
  • Morrison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stolpe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stolpe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stolpe
    • Stolpe is located in Gasconade County
  • Prices Branch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prices Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Branch
    • Prices Branch is located in Montgomery County
  • Readsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsville
    • Readsville is located in Callaway County
  • Little Berger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Pendleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pendleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Pendleton is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pendleton
    • From Big Spring to Pendleton
  • Portland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Williamsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Etlah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinckney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinckney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
    • Pinckney is located in Warren County
  • Bellflower
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellflower have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
    • Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people

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 Spring, 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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