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 Blackford had a population of 89 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blackford, with the one closest to Blackford listed first.
- Nunn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nunn is located in Crittenden County
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- Piney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney is located in Crittenden County
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- Sullivan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Mattoon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mattoon is located in Crittenden County
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- Repton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Repton is located in Crittenden County
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- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sturgis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hearin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hearin is located in Webster County
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- Weston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in Crittenden County
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- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Crittenden County
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- Caseyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caseyville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cullen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cullen is located in Union County
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- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lisman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
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- Free Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
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- Dekoven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
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- Lamb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
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- Creswell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
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- Cave-In-Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Enon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Enon is located in Caldwell County
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- Grove Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grove Center is located in Union County
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- Dalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
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- Henshaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Henshaw is located in Union County
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- Boxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boxville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxville
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 Blackford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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