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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Belknap had a population of 358 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Belknap had a population of 107 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Belknap, with the one closest to Belknap listed first.

  • Boaz
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Boaz is located in Massac County
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  • Grinnell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Grinnell is located in Massac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
  • Grand Chain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Grand Chain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Hillerman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillerman is located in Massac County
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  • Vienna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Samoth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Samoth is located in Massac County
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  • Moscow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Moscow is located in Union County
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  • Joppa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • New Columbia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • New Columbia is located in Massac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
  • Bloomfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bloomfield is located in Johnson County
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  • Buncombe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Wartrace
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wartrace is located in Johnson County
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  • Ragland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
  • Grantsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
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  • Olmsted
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bandana
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
  • Elvira
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Elvira is located in Johnson County
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  • Round Knob
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Round Knob is located in Massac County
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  • Big Bay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Big Bay is located in Massac County
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  • Reevesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Reevesville is located in Johnson County
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  • Dongola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Wetaug
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wetaug is located in Pulaski County
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  • Ullin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Oscar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Oscar is located in Ballard County (KY)
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  • Sandburn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sandburn is located in Johnson County
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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 Belknap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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