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 Ball Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ball Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ball Hill listed first.
- Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Norris is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Lawrence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Homewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Conehatta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Piketown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Piketown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
- Raworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Pulaski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Montrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jewells Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jewells Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewells Hill
- Harperville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Hays
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hays is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Garlandsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Lucern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Burns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Decatur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Damascus is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Trenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Shongelo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shongelo is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongelo
- Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Sebastopol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lillian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lillian is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
- Morton
(17 miles [27.4 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 Ball Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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