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 Bluff Boom in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bluff Boom. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bluff Boom listed first.
- Whitewood
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Greensburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Greensburg is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <3>
- Burdick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Wright's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Gresham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Summersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Thurlow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Pitman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Campbellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Campbellsville is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsville <3>
- Coakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Webbs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Donansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donansburg
- Donansburg is located in Green County
- Exie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Exie is located in Green County
- Fry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Saloma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Allendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Cane Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Elk Horn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elk Horn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn
- Elk Horn is located in Taylor County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Horn <3>
- Liletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Milltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Lobb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Keltner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Willowtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown
- Willowtown is located in Taylor County
- Defries
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Crailhope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Absher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Spurlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlington
- Spurlington is located in Taylor County
- Hudgins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Maple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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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 Bluff Boom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |