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 Blue River in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blue River. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blue River listed first.
- Goodloe
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dotson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Bonanza
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Alphoretta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphoretta
- Langley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Dwale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Prestonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gapville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Gypsy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hueysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- East Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ivyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Swampton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampton
- Lackey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Minnie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McDowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Oil Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Thomas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Falcon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
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- Barnetts Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coal Run Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gulnare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hendricks
(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 River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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