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 Blackwell had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blackwell, with the one closest to Blackwell listed first.
- Vineland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vineland is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Fertile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fertile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertile
- Cadet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valles Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Mines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Halifax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Halifax is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- De Soto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Frumet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frumet is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frumet
- Bonne Terre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Knorpp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Bonne Terre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bonne Terre
- Hazel Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel Run is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
- Flucom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Victoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Victoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Ware
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Potosi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Aptus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- French Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Plattin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plattin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattin
- Hematite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Blackwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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