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

  • Bridgeport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
    • Former name for Bridgeport:
    • Jonesville
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  • South Pittsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Long Island is located in Jackson County
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  • Stevenson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kimball
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimball is located in Marion County (TN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
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  • Ketchall ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
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  • Anderson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
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  • Fabius
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fabius is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
  • Shellmound ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Shellmound is located in Marion County (TN)
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  • Kirby Creek ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kirby Creek is located in Jackson County
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  • Higdon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cole City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
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    • Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
  • Jasper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jasper is located in Marion County (TN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <2>
  • Comfort
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Comfort is located in Marion County (TN)
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  • Sherwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Vulcan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
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  • Fackler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fackler is located in Jackson County
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  • Wannville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wannville is located in Jackson County
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  • Sequatchie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sequatchie is located in Marion County (TN)
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  • Narrows ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Narrows is located in Jackson County
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  • Trenton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Whiteside
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
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  • New England
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • New England is located in Dade County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
  • Kyles
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kyles is located in Jackson County
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  • Rosalie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Rosalie is located in Jackson County
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  • Morganville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
  • Inman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Inman is located in Marion County (TN)
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  • Sunset ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Sunset is located in Jackson 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 Summer Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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