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, Blackburn had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blackburn, with the one closest to Blackburn listed first.

Poplar Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
Ripley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
Athens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <2>
O'Neal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Neal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- O'Neal is located in Limestone County
Cartwright
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartwright have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
Lentzville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lentzville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
Gipsy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gipsy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Gipsy is located in Limestone County
Hay's Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
Harris Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
Elkmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Elkmont is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkmont <2>
Mount Rozell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Rozell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rozell
- Mount Rozell is located in Limestone County
Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <2>
Decatur Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Junction
- Decatur Junction is located in Limestone County
Pettusville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
Good Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Good Springs is located in Limestone County
Rogersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <2>
Simpson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
Decatur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
Greenbrier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbrier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Greenbrier is located in Limestone County
Sand Spring ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- Sand Spring is located in Limestone County
Veto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- Veto is located in Limestone County
Bethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bethel is located in Giles County (TN)
Mooresville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Mooresville is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <2>
Estaville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estaville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
Courtland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Courtland <2>
Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Limestone County: www.co.limestone.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 Blackburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.