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 Bessmay in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bessmay. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bessmay listed first.
- Bleakwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bleakwood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleakwood
- Magnolia Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Magnolia Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
- Spurger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kountze
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nona is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona
- Erin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Erin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Belgrade
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Belgrade is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
- Rosedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Terry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Terry is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Echo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Echo is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Tulane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tulane is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulane
- Town Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
- Village Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hyatt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hyatt is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Beaumont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Orange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Vinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <2>
- Newton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillister
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
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 Bessmay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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