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 Springs had a population of 506 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Blue Springs had a population of 56,547 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Grain Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pink Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pink Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Hill
- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Little Blue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blue Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blue Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mills
- Lee's Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cockrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sni Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bates City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Raytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lone Jack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Levasy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Levasy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Sibley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Courtney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Courtney is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Mount Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Washington is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Atherton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Napoleon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Centropolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centropolis is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Leeds
(12 miles [19.3 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 Blue Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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