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 Big Springs had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Springs, with the one closest to Big Springs listed first.
- Nobe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nobe is located in Calhoun County
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- White Pine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Pine is located in Calhoun County
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- Freed
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
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- Grantsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Big Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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- Henrietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is located in Calhoun County
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- Smithville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
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- Tanner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tanner is located in Gilmer County
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- Burnt House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
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- Staten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
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- Goffs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Goffs is located in Ritchie County
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- Munday
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Munday is located in Wirt County
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- Mount Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Calhoun County
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- De Kalb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
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- Hazelgreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelgreen is located in Ritchie County
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- Hur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
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- Lawford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
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- Hartley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hartley is located in Ritchie County
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- Sycamore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Calhoun County
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- Cantwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
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- Stumptown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
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- Newberne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
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- Oxbow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
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- Creston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
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- Altizer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Altizer is located in Calhoun County
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- Normantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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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