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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>

While we didn't find Busseltown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Busseltown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Busseltown listed first.

  • Mousetail ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Mousetail is located in Perry County
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  • Perryville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Perryville is located in Decatur County
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  • Pope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pope is located in Perry County
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  • Parsons
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jeannette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jeannette is located in Decatur County
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  • Toms Creek ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Toms Creek is located in Perry County
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  • Bible Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bible Hill is located in Decatur County
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  • Decaturville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
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  • Beacon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Beacon is located in Decatur County
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  • Oakview ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Oakview is located in Decatur County
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  • Sugar Tree
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
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  • Darden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Darden is located in Henderson County
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    • Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
  • Linden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Poplar Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
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  • New Era ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • New Era is located in Perry County
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  • Horner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Horner is located in Perry County
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  • Chesterfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
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    • Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
  • McIllwain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • McIllwain is located in Benton County
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  • Beardstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Beardstown is located in Perry County
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  • Chaseville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Chaseville is located in Benton County
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  • Morgan ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Morgan is located in Henderson County
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  • Coxburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Coxburg is located in Benton County
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  • Dunbar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Dunbar is located in Decatur County
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  • Holladay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lobelville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Alberton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Alberton is located in Henderson County
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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 Busseltown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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