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.
- Griffin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lone Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- New Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Troup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
- Omen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Overton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Minden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pirtle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Selman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Enterprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Rusk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinehill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bullard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Browning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Looneyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Flat
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Flat
- Lawsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lawsonville is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Long Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kilgore
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
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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