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 Flat Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Flat Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Flat Springs listed first.
- Elk Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Leander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leander is located in Watauga County
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- Ironville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County (TN)
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- Casper ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Casper is located in Johnson County (TN)
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- Lineback ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lineback is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Sweetwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
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- Shell Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Reese
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reese is located in Watauga County
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- Roan Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Amantha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Amantha is located in Watauga County
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- High Health ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
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- Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Doeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Doeville is located in Johnson County (TN)
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- Valle Crucis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vilas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Heaton Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- White Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- White Rock is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Burbank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Foscoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shulls Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
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- Pandora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pandora is located in Johnson County (TN)
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- Hopson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hopson is located in Carter County (TN)
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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 Flat Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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