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 Baxter in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Baxter. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Jewells Hill ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jewells Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewells Hill
- Garlandsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Penantly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lawrence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Turnerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paulding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paulding is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Acme ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Como
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sylvarena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Norris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norris is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Conehatta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pachuta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Homewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Homewood is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Shongelo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shongelo is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongelo
- Barnett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Roscoe ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roscoe is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
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 Baxter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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