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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Burns had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Burns, with the one closest to Burns listed first.
- Arkport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canaseraga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bishopville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Stephens Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
- Garwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Garwoods is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
- Ossian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ossian is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
- Rogersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rogersville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Hiltonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hiltonville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiltonville
- Almond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Swain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swain is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Swain has also been known as:
- Swains Station
- Swainsville
- Swin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <2>
- Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grove is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Karrdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Karrdale is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karrdale
- Big Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Creek is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Haskinville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Haskinville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
- Perkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Birdsall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Birdsall is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsall
- Rosses
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rosses is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosses
- Byersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Byersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Howard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Wayland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Almond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Alfred
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alfred is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
- Alfred has also been known as:
- Alfred village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <2>
- Canisteo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cohocton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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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