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 963 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Blue Springs had a population of 315 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Springs, with the one closest to Blue Springs listed first.
- Wymore
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holmesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Odell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beatrice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tate ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tate is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate
- Virginia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oketo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Armour ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Armour is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Filley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lanham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lanham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Diller
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lewiston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hoag
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hoag is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag
- Pickrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bookwalter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bookwalter is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookwalter
- Burchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harbine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bremen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Herkimer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Herkimer is located in Marshall County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herkimer
- Crab Orchard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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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