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 Rum Branch in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rum Branch. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rum Branch listed first.
- Green Cox
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
- Arbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arbor is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor
- Advance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Randles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Randles is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randles
- Perkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Allenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Brownwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brownwood is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Tillman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tillman is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Laflin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laflin is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Leopold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leopold is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
- Crump
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Castor ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Castor is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor
- Bell City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bell City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Caney Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Greenbrier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Ardeola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ardeola is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardeola
- Sturdivant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sturdivant is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturdivant
- Houck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houck is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houck
- Zadock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zadock is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadock
- Oran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dutchtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Lutesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
- Marble Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zalma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zalma is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
- Estimated population in 2016: 89 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 Rum Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |