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>
While we didn't find Blackford in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blackford. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blackford listed first.
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Honaker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swords Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belfast
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Belfast is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Barnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Elk Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Rockdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockdell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdell
- Doran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Artrip
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Steeleburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Richlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Saltville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davenport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duty is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duty
- Jessees Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Lindell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Shack Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shack Mills is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shack Mills
- Brumley Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Glenford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Pounding Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Judge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Judge is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
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 Blackford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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