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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Carpenter had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Carpenter, with the one closest to Carpenter listed first.
- Bryants Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Pleasant View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
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- Saxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Ingram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Red Ash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County
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- Lot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lot is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Artemus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County (TN)
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- Barbourville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockholds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Jellico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
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- Emanuel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Emanuel is located in Knox County
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- Woodbine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
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- Newcomb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newcomb is located in Campbell County (TN)
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- Middlesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Pineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Corbin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Girdler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Speedwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Walker
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Youngs Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Creek is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs 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 Carpenter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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