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 Sweet Gum in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sweet Gum. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sweet Gum listed first.
- Belew ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Lexington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Comer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Green Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Saint Joseph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Busby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Iron City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Bailey Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Dustin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dustin is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
- Wayland Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland Springs is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland Springs
- Sugar ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar
- Pleasant Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Point is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Pruitton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Rogersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <2>
- Good Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Good Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Westpoint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Saint Florian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Light ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Light is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Webster ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Jacksonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Knob Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Knob Creek is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Marbuts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marbuts is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbuts
- Pinkney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pinkney is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
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 Sweet Gum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |