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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>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orum
    • Orum is located in Washington County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Modale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modale
    • Modale is located in Harrison County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modale <2>
  • Herman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
  • Arlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bennington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Bennington is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <2>
  • Missouri Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Valley
    • Missouri Valley is located in Harrison County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,576 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri Valley <2>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
    • Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
  • Telbasta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Briggs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
    • Briggs is located in Douglas County
  • Irvington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Irvington is located in Douglas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Irvington
    • From Blair to Irvington
  • Admah ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Admah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admah
    • Admah is located in Washington County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
  • Magnolia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Harrison County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Nickerson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Crescent
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <2>
  • River Sioux
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Sioux have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Sioux
    • River Sioux is located in Harrison County (IA)

The official website for Blair: www.ci.blair.ne.us/

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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