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)
- Abattis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abattis
- Bridgeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- 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)
- High Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mineola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mineola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bluffton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gasconade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- 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)
- Morrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stolpe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stolpe is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stolpe
- Prices Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Branch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Branch
- Readsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Readsville is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsville
- Little Berger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pendleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Pinckney is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Bellflower
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 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 Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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