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 Pittsburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Pittsburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Pittsburg listed first.
- Crab Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Crab Orchard is located in Williamson County
- Attila
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
- New Dennison
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dennison
- New Dennison is located in Williamson County
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fitt's Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Bainbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Bainbridge is located in Williamson County
- Frankfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Locust Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Franklin County
- Creal Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creal Springs
- Creal Springs is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creal Springs <3>
- Thompsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Thompsonville is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsonville <3>
- West End
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Parrish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Plumfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Crainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Smothersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smothersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Carterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Carterville is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <3>
- Carrier Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <3>
- Galatia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
- Galatia is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galatia <3>
- Parker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - New Burnside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burnside
- New Burnside is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Burnside <3>
- Fredonia ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Ledford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Akin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akin
- Akin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akin <3>
- Blairsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Blairsville is located in Williamson 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 Pittsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |