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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 Cloud in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blue Cloud. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blue Cloud listed first.

  • Birdseye
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
  • Helena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <2>
  • Rimini ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
  • Iron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Iron is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron
  • Blossburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Blossburg is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
  • Clancy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Montana City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • East Helena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Alhambra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
  • Marysville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Elliston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Gloster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gloster is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
  • Canyon Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Corbin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Corbin is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
  • Jefferson City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wickes ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Wickes is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
  • Portal
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Portal is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
  • Clasoil
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Clasoil is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clasoil
  • Amazon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Amazon is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazon
  • Comet ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Comet is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
    • Comet has also been known as:
    • High Ore
  • Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
  • Avon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Basin
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Bernice
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bernice is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
  • Boulder
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Elkhorn
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Bradley ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Bradley is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley

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 Cloud, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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