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

  • Smothersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Smothersville is also located in Franklin County
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  • Parrish
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Parrish is also located in Franklin County
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  • Benton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Benton is also located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,784 people
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  • Frankfort
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Frankfort is also located in Franklin County
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  • Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fitt's Hill was located in Franklin County
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  • Thompsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Akin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Buckner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Buckner is also located in Franklin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckner <2>
  • Ewing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ewing is also located in Franklin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewing <2>
  • Plumfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Plumfield is also located in Franklin County
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  • Christopher
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Locust Grove ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Locust Grove was located in Franklin County
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  • West End
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West End is located in Saline County
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  • Macedonia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylor Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Taylor Hill is also located in Franklin County
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  • Corinth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Corinth is located in Williamson County
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  • Rural Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Rural Hill is located in Hamilton County
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  • Spring Garden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
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  • Mulkeytown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Attila
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Attila is located in Williamson County
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  • Braden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Braden is located in Hamilton County
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  • Flint
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Flint is located in Hamilton County
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  • Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fitzgerrell was located in Jefferson County
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  • Marion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Marion is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
  • Crab Orchard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Crab Orchard is located in Williamson County
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  • Galatia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Branch
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Long Branch is located in Saline County
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  • Olga
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Olga is located in Hamilton 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 Groat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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