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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 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.

  • Alexandria
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Peaceburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Peaceburg is also located in Calhoun County
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  • Leatherwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Leatherwood is also located in Calhoun County
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  • Sulphur Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sulphur Springs is also located in Calhoun County
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  • Blue Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Blue Mountain is also located in Calhoun County
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  • Jacksonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bera ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bera was located in Calhoun County
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  • Mack ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mack was located in Calhoun County
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  • Duke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Duke is also located in Calhoun County
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  • Morrisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Morrisville is also located in Calhoun County
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  • Anniston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Anniston is also located in Calhoun County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,090 people
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  • Hebron ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebron was located in Calhoun County
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  • Grayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Grayton is also located in Calhoun County
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  • Oxanna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Oxanna is also located in Calhoun County
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  • White Plains
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • White Plains is also located in Calhoun County
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  • Merrellton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Merrellton is also located in Calhoun County
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  • Peek's Hill ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Peek's Hill was located in Calhoun County
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  • Eulaton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Eulaton is also located in Calhoun County
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  • Laney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Laney is also located in Calhoun County
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  • Jenkins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jenkins is also located in Calhoun County
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  • Cane Creek ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cane Creek was located in Calhoun County
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  • Adelia ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Adelia was located in Calhoun County
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  • Oxford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Oxford is also located in Calhoun County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
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  • De Armanville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • De Armanville is also located in Calhoun County
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  • Choccolocco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Choccolocco is also located in Calhoun County
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  • Colvins Gap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Colvins Gap is also located in Calhoun County
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  • Ottery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ottery is also located in Calhoun County
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  • Ohatchee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Francis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Francis is also located in Calhoun County
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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.
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