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>
Black Jack itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 47 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Wellsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clearfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Le Loup
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Edgerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vinland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Norwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Prairie Center ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Center is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Hesper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Gardner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Worden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Worden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
- Peoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Eudora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Centropolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Ottawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Imes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Weaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Fall Leaf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Rantoul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Stanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Hillsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <2>
- Lawrence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Globe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Globe is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
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 Black Jack, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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