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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 Blackhorse in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blackhorse. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blackhorse listed first.

  • Calumet
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Calumet is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
  • New Cumberland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Toronto
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Toronto is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <2>
  • Zalia
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Zalia is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
  • Markle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Markle is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
  • Empire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Island Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
  • Moscow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Moscow is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Port Homer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Homer is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Homer
  • Knoxville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Comettsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Comettsburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
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  • Kendall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kendall is located in Beaver County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
  • New Somerset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • New Somerset is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
  • Osage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Osage is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
  • Alikanna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
  • Paris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Paris is located in Washington County (PA)
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  • Yellow Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Yellow Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
  • Hammondsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hammondsville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondsville
  • Congo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Congo is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
  • Steubenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Colliers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Colliers is located in Brooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
  • Wellsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Frankfort Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Richmond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Richmond is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <2>
  • Wintersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
  • East Liverpool
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jethro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jethro is located in Columbiana County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jethro
  • Irondale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Irondale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
  • Walkers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers

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 Blackhorse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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