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 Blakes had a population of 21 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blakes, with the one closest to Blakes listed first.
- Cobbs Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hudgins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hudgins is located in Mathews County
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- Cricket Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cricket Hill is located in Mathews County
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- Wilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
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- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
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- Grinels
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grinels is located in Middlesex County
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- Fitchetts
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fitchetts is located in Mathews County
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- Bushy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bushy is located in Middlesex County
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- Diggs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bohannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bohannon is located in Mathews County
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- New Upton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Upton is located in Gloucester County
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- Ware Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ware Neck is located in Gloucester County
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- Port Haywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Laban
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laban is located in Mathews County
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- Harmony Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
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- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
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- Westland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
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- Gloucester Courthouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
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- Locust Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Stone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roanes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Irvington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weems
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Cooper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Middlesex 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 Blakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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