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 Blue Ridge had a population of 85 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Ridge, with the one closest to Blue Ridge listed first.
- Madelaine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Madelaine is located in Daviess County
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- Bolton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bolton is located in Harrison County
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- Bancroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gardner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gardner is located in Harrison County
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- Mount Moriah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Ridgeway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pattonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Matkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Matkins is located in Harrison County
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- Jameson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Edinburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg is located in Grundy County
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- Shott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shott is located in Grundy County
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- Buttsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buttsville is located in Grundy County
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- Dinsmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dinsmore is located in Mercer County
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- New Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Hampton is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Brooklyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Harrison County
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- Modena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Modena is located in Mercer County
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- McFall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McFall is located in Gentry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Civil Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Civil Bend is located in Daviess County
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- Jamesport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tindall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Whitten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Whitten is located in Gentry County
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- Wabash Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wabash Crossing is located in Daviess County
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- Spickard
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Goshen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Mercer County
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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 Blue Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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