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>
While we didn't find Blakesburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blakesburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blakesburg listed first.
- Fincastle
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fincastle is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Morton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Raccoon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Raccoon is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Parkersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Parkersburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
- Portland Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Carpentersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carpentersville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton Falls is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
- Brick Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brick Chapel is located in Putnam County
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- Bainbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roachdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lapland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lapland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
- Browns Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Milligan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milligan is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan
- Waveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hollandsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hollandsburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsburg
- New Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Maysville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Maysville
- Ladoga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ferndale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vivalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vivalia is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivalia
- Groveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Guion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Blakesburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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