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 Blair had a population of 2,069 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Blair had a population of 7,948 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orum
- California Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Calhoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Modale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Herman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bennington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Missouri Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mondamin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elk City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Telbasta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Briggs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Irvington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Admah ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Admah is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admah
- Fontanelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tekamah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Magnolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Nickerson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crescent
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- River Sioux
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- River Sioux is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Sioux
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 Blair, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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