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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 Blackwell in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blackwell. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blackwell listed first.

  • Coeur d'Alene
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Post Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rathdrum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hauser
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ramsey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ramsey is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
  • Harrison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Athol
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lacon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lacon is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
  • Lane
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lane is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
  • Peone
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Peone is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peone
  • Chester
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Chester is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Mica
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mica is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
  • Freeman
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeman is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Rockford
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chatcolet
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
  • East Spokane
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • East Spokane is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spokane
  • Cataldo
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Mead
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Kingston
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Fairfield
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Enaville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Enaville is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enaville
  • Saint Maries
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Chattaroy
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckeye
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Buckeye is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Spokane
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Spokane is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 222,050 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane <2>

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 Blackwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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