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 Blake Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blake Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blake Forest listed first.
- Houchins
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
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- Alleghany Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
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- Ellett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
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- Fagg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fagg is located in Montgomery County
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- Cambria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Montgomery County
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- Christiansburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shawsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yellow Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Huffville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huffville is located in Floyd County
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- Riner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Terrys Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
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- Elliston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blacksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bennetts Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
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- Vicker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vicker is located in Montgomery County
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- Lafayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette is located in Montgomery County
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- Prices Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
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- Simpsons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
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- Childress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
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- Copper Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bent Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McDonalds Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McDonalds Mill is located in Montgomery County
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- Airpoint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
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- Bradshaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradshaw is located in Roanoke County
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- East Radford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Radford is located in Montgomery County
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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 Blake Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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