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 Blair had a population of 104 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- New Palestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bremen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Steeleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Welge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Percy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kampenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kampenville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampenville
- Preston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Houston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ellis Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cutler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Menard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Claryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Claryville is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claryville
- Baldwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tilden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kaskaskia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Coulterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Belgique
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Belgique is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgique
- Rockwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Degognia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marissa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Swanwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swanwick is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanwick
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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