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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>

Nicholsville itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 56 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Nicholsville, with the one closest to Nicholsville listed first.

  • Erwinsville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
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  • Boiling Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Byersville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Byersville is located in Cleveland County
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  • Sharon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sharon is located in Cleveland County
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  • Earl
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Earl is located in Cleveland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Lattimore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Henrietta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
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  • Shelby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Shelby is located in Cleveland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
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  • Blacksburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Durbro ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Durbro is located in Cleveland County
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  • Ellenboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Grover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Campcall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Campcall is located in Cleveland County
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  • Double Shoals
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Double Shoals is located in Cleveland County
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  • New House
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • New House is located in Cleveland County
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  • Cowpens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
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  • Elbethel ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
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  • Stubbs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
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  • Polkville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Polkville is located in Cleveland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Bostic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooklyn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
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  • Kings Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Beam Mill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
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  • Washburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Washburn is located in Rutherford 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 Nicholsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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