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 Blake in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blake. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blake listed first.
- Port Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
- Port Orange is located in Volusia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,425 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Orange <2>
- Holly Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Holly Hill is located in Volusia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Hill <2>
- Ponce Park ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce Park
- Ponce Park is located in Volusia County
- Glencoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Glencoe is located in Volusia County
- New Smyrna ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smyrna
- New Smyrna is located in Volusia County
- Lake Helen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Helen
- Lake Helen is located in Volusia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Helen <2>
- Glenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Glenwood is located in Volusia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <2>
- West De Land
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
- West De Land is located in Volusia County
- Highland Park ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Highland Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Highland Park is located in Volusia County
- Beresford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
- Beresford is located in Volusia County
- Orange City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City
- Orange City is located in Volusia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange City <2>
- Fatio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Crows Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Bluff
- Crows Bluff is located in Lake County
- Osteen
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osteen
- Osteen is located in Volusia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osteen <2>
- Cow Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Barberville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
- Barberville is located in Volusia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barberville <2>
- Saint Francis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Saint Francis is located in Lake County
- Enterprise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Volusia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <2>
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Volusia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <2>
- Maytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Maytown is located in Volusia County
- Eldridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Emporia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
- Emporia is located in Volusia County
- Pierson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
- Pierson is located in Volusia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierson <2>
- Seville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
- Seville is located in Volusia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <2>
- Astor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Astor is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astor <2>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
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 Blake, 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |