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, Blessing had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blessing, with the one closest to Blessing listed first.
- South Solon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Bookwalter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bookwalter is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookwalter
- Jeffersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grape Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- West Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Lancaster is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lancaster
- Gladstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone is located in Greene County
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- Edgefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Edgefield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Octa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Parrott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parrott is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- South Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pearsons ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pearsons is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons
- Yatesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Selma is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Hagler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Range
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Bowersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Madison County
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- New Jasper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
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- Cedarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bloomingburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pitchin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pitchin is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitchin
- Jasper Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jasper Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Mills
- Plattsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plattsburg is located in Clark County
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- Thorps
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thorps is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorps
- Chenoweth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chenoweth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
- Myers ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Myers is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Blessing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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