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 Blessing in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blessing. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blessing listed first.
- Dinsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Reinbeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Traer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mooreville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreville is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Washburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dysart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fredsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- La Porte City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Gilbertville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Gladbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dairyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dairyville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
- Raymond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Swanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swanton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
- Garwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Mount Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jubilee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Holland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beaman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Garrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- New Hartford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dewar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Blessing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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