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 Point had a population of 24 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Point, with the one closest to Blue Point listed first.
- Dexter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Moccasin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Altamont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Funkhouser
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Shumway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beecher City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Effingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gilmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Holliday
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Saint Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fancher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Watson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stewardson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mode
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Mason
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Teutopolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cowden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint James
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint James is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Edgewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sigel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Herborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Herborn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herborn
- Avena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Kingman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kingman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Brownstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loogootee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Clede
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hill is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Elliottstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elliottstown is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottstown
- Trowbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Strasburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Herrick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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