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 Blanks Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blanks Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blanks Ferry listed first.
- Laconia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laconia is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
- Dryburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dryburg is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
- Orgainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Clover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Scottsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Wylliesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Trap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wolf Trap is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
- Omega
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
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- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Junction is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Junction
- Jeffress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Mount Laurel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Laurel is located in Halifax County
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- Clarksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skipwith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Saxe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clays Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Red Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Halifax County
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- Siddon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Siddon is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Averett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Finchley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Chase City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Finneywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
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 Blanks Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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