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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 Blue Creek in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blue Creek. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blue Creek listed first.

  • Chinn
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chinn is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Adger
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sumter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sumter is also located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
  • McCalla
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • McAdory
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • McAdory is also located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdory
  • Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bullard Shoals was located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
  • Old Jonesboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Old Jonesboro is also located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro
  • Blue Creek Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Creek Junction is also located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Junction
  • Ezra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ezra is also located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
  • Yolande
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Yolande is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolande
  • Tannehill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
  • Bessemer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bessemer is also located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,043 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <2>
  • Sloss
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sloss is also located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloss
  • Brickyard Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Brickyard Junction is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Woodward Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodward Junction is also located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Junction
  • Collins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Collins is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Chamblee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chamblee is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblee
  • Morgan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Morgan is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Toadvine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Toadvine is also located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
  • Dolomite
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Giles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Giles is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
  • Green Pond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bamford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bamford is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
  • Hillman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillman is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Blocton Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
    • Blocton Junction has also been known as:
    • Blockton Junc
  • Woodstock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Ware
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ware is also located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware

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 Blue Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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