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 in 1895, Bridges had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bridges, with the one closest to Bridges listed first.
- Leesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Monroe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Samantha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Samantha is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Careytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Careytown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Careytown
- Rainsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rainsboro is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsboro
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Martinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Martinsburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Martinsburg
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thrifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thrifton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifton
- Memphis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barretts Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ghormley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ghormley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghormley
- Lees Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Humboldt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lyndon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lyndon is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
- Staunton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Staunton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Russell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Shackleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berrysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cynthiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
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 Bridges, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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