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 Big Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Springs listed first.
- Tillers Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tillers Ferry is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillers Ferry
- Clyde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Catarrh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Catarrh is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catarrh
- Hartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bishopville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lydia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Bay Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Springs is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
- Dekalb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dekalb is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekalb
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Westville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oats is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oats
- Kershaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Cantey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cantey is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantey
- Pisgah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Taxahaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taxahaw is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taxahaw
- Oakhurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Lamar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Syracuse
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Syracuse is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Floyd
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Floyd is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Dovesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Ruby
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <2>
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 Big Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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