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 in 1895, Blackburn had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blackburn, with the one closest to Blackburn listed first.
- Plateau
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Startown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Henry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maiden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reepsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reepsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reepsville
- Penelope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Hickory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Conover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hulls Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Orleans is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Lincolnton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toluca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Camp Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shoups Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Granite Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Connelly Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Knob Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Rutherford College
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petra Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petra Mills
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 Blackburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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