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 Blue Mound had a population of 696 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Blue Mound had a population of 1,065 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Mound, with the one closest to Blue Mound listed first.
- Stonington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boody
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Macon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moweaqua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willeys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willeys is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeys
- Radford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Radford is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Elwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Niantic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wyckles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyckles is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckles
- Assumption
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Turpin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turpin is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
- Illiopolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bolivia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Sharpsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Taylorville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edinburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Velma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Velma is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Obed
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Obed is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obed
- Hervey City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hervey City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
- Decatur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bearsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bearsdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
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 Mound, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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