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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 Great Bend had a population of 189 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Great Bend, with the one closest to Great Bend listed first.

  • Felts Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felts Mills
    • Felts Mills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felts Mills <3>
  • Black River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Champion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
    • Champion is located in Jefferson County
  • Sterlingville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Evans Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Carthage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
    • Carthage is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,256 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <3>
  • North Wilna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wilna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilna
    • North Wilna is located in Jefferson County
  • East Watertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Watertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Watertown
    • East Watertown is located in Jefferson County
  • Philadelphia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Philadelphia is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <3>
  • Copenhagen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
    • Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <3>
  • Deer River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer River
    • Deer River is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer River <3>
  • Watertown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Denmark
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denmark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Denmark is located in Lewis County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Denmark
    • From Great Bend to Denmark
  • Natural Bridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Antwerp
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • East Hounsfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hounsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hounsfield
    • East Hounsfield is located in Jefferson County
  • East Rodman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Theresa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Stone Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Mills
    • Stone Mills is located in Jefferson County
  • Brownville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Rices
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rices have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices
    • Rices is located in Jefferson County
  • Harrisburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Castorland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castorland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castorland
    • Castorland is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castorland <3>
  • Naumburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Naumburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumburg
    • Naumburg is located in Lewis County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Naumburg
    • From Great Bend to Naumburg
  • Orleans Four Corners
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 Great Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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