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

  • Higdon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fabius
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fabius is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
  • Ider
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rosalie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosalie is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
  • Rising Fawn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sulphur Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Stevenson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgeport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
    • Former name for Bridgeport:
    • Jonesville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <2>
  • Trenton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Long Island is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
  • Wannville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wannville is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wannville
  • Pisgah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Henagar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cole City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
  • Kaolin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
  • New England
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New England is located in Dade County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
  • Fackler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fackler is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
  • Snake Creek ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
  • Ascalon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ascalon is located in Walker County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascalon
  • Shellmound ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Shellmound is located in Marion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
  • South Pittsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Walker County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cassandra
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cassandra is located in Walker County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
  • Morganville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
  • Bellefonte ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
  • Index ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Index is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
  • Valley Head
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Mentone
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cooper Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cooper Heights is located in Walker County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Heights
  • Whiteside
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
  • Vulcan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
  • Kimball
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Kimball is located in Marion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <2>
  • Kirby Creek ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirby Creek is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Creek

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