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 Blackbird had a population of 342 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blackbird, with the one closest to Blackbird listed first.
- Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Townsend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Spring is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Fieldsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fieldsboro is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Vandyke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Odessa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Golts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Delaney Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delaney Corner is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney Corner
- Deakyneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackiston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Warwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brenford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brenford is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenford
- Armstrong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Armstrong is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- McDonough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Massey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Port Penn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Galena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Downs Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
- Summit Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Leipsic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Augustine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Cecilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Blackbird, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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