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 Blairsville had a population of 37 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blairsville, with the one closest to Blairsville listed first.
- Fredonia ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Carterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- De Soto
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carbondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Plumfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boskydell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boskydell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boskydell
- Grange Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grange Hall is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Christopher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mulkeytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Murphysboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Frankfort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Buckner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vergennes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Makanda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oraville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Du Quoin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grubbs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Saint Johns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Dennison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Dennison is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dennison
- Pomona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 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 Blairsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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