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 in 1895, Blodgett had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blodgett, with the one closest to Blodgett listed first.
- Drummond
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Drummond is located in Will County
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- Lorenzo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lorenzo is located in Will County
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- Millsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Millsdale is located in Will County
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- Elwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Channahon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Divine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Divine is located in Grundy County
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- Minooka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Braidwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Symerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ritchie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ritchie is located in Will County
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- Centerville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
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- Custer Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Braceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Manhattan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Joliet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Willow ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Willow is located in Kendall County
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- Morris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Caton Farm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Caton Farm is located in Will County
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- Mazonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mazonia is located in Grundy County
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- Wallingford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Joliet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Joliet is located in Will 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 Blodgett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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