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>
Blue Grass itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
- Potomac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Penfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Higginsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Higginsville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Rankin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vernal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vernal is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
- Rayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rayville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
- Gifford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clarence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hoopeston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snider
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snider is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Bismarck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alvin is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Alvin has also been known as:
- Alvan Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <2>
- Dillsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dillsburg is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
- Royal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flatville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Cissna Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cheneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cheneyville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville
- Wellington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Goodwine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Claytonville
(14 miles [22.5 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 Blue Grass, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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