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 Blackburn had a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blackburn, with the one closest to Blackburn listed first.
- Shawneetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Raleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Spring Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Henshaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henshaw is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Grove Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Center
- Dekoven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Harding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harding is located in Union County
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- Lawler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Leamington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leamington is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leamington
- Ridgway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sparks Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sparks Hill is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Hill
- Lamb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Caseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Caseyville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Morganfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chapman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Uniontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Rock Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Sturgis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Equality
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kedron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kedron is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Karbers Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Flournoy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Elba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
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 Blackburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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