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 Grassy in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Grassy. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Grassy listed first.
- Sugar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sugar is located in Lauderdale County
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- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Comer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Good Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Good Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Belew ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Dustin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dustin is located in Lawrence County (TN)
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- Marbuts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marbuts is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbuts
- Mount Rozell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Rozell is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rozell
- Minor Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Rogersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
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- Loretto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Busby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Pleasant Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Point is located in Lawrence County (TN)
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- Lentzville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
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- Fall River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
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- Saint Joseph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Green Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Gipsy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gipsy is located in Limestone County
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- Stella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
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- Cartwright
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
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- Bethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Poplar Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Bailey Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- O'Neal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neal is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Goodspring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodspring is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspring
- Wayland Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wayland Springs is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland Springs
- Iron City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
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 Grassy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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