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 Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blue Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Tappan ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Blountsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Blountsville is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountsville <3>
- Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Brooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Holly Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Pond
- Holly Pond is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Pond <3>
- Bright Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bright Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Joy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Clarence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Walter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Gum Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Snead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Snead is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snead <3>
- McLarty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Strawberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Blount County
- Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <3>
- Wynnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Highmound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Baileyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyton
- Baileyton is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileyton <3>
- Bird ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Red Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Joppa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Joppa is located in Cullman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joppa <3>
- Oneonta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Oneonta is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <3>
- Simcoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.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 Blue Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |