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, Burns had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Burns, with the one closest to Burns listed first.
- Sunset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunset is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Halfway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Bolivar
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Slagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slagle is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle
- Schofield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schofield is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
- Goodson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Reynolds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reynolds is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Polk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Wishart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Morrisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Goodnight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Redtop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redtop is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtop
- Orleans ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Aldrich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Gresham ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gresham is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- March
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- March is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March
- Rondo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rondo is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Sentinel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sentinel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Former name for Sentinel:
- Sentinel Prairie
- Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olive is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Louisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Louisburg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Ingalls ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ingalls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Fair Play
(14 miles [22.5 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 Burns, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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