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 Busey in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Busey. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Busey listed first.
- Choctaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Helm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Shaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Stoneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Elizabeth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Magenta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magenta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
- Leland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Holly Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Ridge is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- O'Reilly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- O'Reilly is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Reilly
- Dahomy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Benoit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heathman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Lake Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Lobdell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lobdell is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Boyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bolivar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bolivar is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Scott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Lamont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Faisonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burdette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burdette is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Indianola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mound City is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
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 Busey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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