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 Blairstown had a population of 583 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Blairstown had a population of 653 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blairstown, with the one closest to Blairstown listed first.
- Watkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Watkins is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Luzerne
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Luzerne is located in Benton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Marengo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Van Horne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Van Horne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
- Koszta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Koszta is located in Iowa County
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- Norway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newhall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Amana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Plaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ladora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irving
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Irving is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Conroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
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- Walford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walford is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
- Atkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Homestead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Garrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Victor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shellsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vining
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vining is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Chelsea
(16 miles [25.7 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 Blairstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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