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, Boma had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Boma, with the one closest to Boma listed first.
- Silver Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Double Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Double Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Buffalo Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ditty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Laurel Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Nameless
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fanchers Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cookeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bakers Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Crossroads is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Crossroads
- Peeled Chestnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grace ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grace is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Granville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Temperance Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cassville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Stonewall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stonewall is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Drop ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Elijah ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elijah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Goffton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Goffton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffton
- Dry Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dry Valley is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
- Selby ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Selby is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby
- Elmwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Flynns Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flynns Lick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynns Lick
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 Boma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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