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

  • Reddick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Campus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gardner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dwight
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dwight is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <2>
  • Buckingham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mazonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mazonia is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
  • Union Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Essex
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Braceville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Emington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cabery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Centerville is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Herscher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mazon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sunbury is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Kempton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Braidwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Coal City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Verona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nevada
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Nevada is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
  • Odell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Odell is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <2>
  • Griswold
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Griswold is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
  • Goodrich
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
  • Bonfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Custer Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Custer Park is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
  • Diamond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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