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 Burns in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Burns. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Burns listed first.
- Montrose
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Jewells Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jewells Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewells Hill
- Turnerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Sylvarena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Lake Como
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Acme ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Garlandsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Penantly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Paulding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Paulding is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
- Rose Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lawrence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shongelo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shongelo is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongelo
- Raleigh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bezer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Norris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norris is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Homewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Homewood is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Burns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Hickory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Taylorsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heidelberg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vossburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Barnett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Pachuta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Trenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
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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