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 Burr Oak in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Burr Oak. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Burr Oak listed first.
- Foley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Argentville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Apex
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Apex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Winfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chantilly ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chantilly is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Batchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gilead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Elsberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brevator
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brevator is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevator
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Old Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beechville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beechville is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechville
- Meppen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meppen is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meppen
- Okete
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Okete is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okete
- Chain-of-Rocks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Hardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dameron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dameron is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
- Moscow Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Owen ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Owen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Rosedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conrad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Conrad is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
- Brussels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
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 Burr Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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