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 in 1895, Burnham had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Burnham, with the one closest to Burnham listed first.
- Hutton Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hutton Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Valley
- Willow Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Olden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olden is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olden
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- White Church
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Church is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Varvol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Varvol is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varvol
- Siloam Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sargent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Peace Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Peace Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
- Clear Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- West Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hattie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cabool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pottersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Dora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cureall
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cureall is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cureall
- Homeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Elk Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chapin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tyrone is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Oak Mound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Mound is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mound
- South Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cottbus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Not
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Not is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Not
- Oakside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakside is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakside
- Buckhart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Burnham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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