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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sweetwater had a population of 73 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Leander
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Leander is located in Watauga County
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  • Sugar Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Amantha
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Amantha is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amantha
  • Reese
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Reese is located in Watauga County
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  • Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
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  • Vilas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Zionville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Trade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Trade is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,441 people
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  • Valle Crucis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Casper ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Casper is located in Johnson County (TN)
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  • Meat Camp
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meat Camp
  • Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
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  • Ironville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ironville is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
  • Stump Knob ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Stump Knob is located in Johnson County (TN)
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  • Foscoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Shulls Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
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  • Boone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Boone is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <2>
  • Sands
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sands is located in Watauga County
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  • Norris ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Norris is located in Watauga County
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  • Elk Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Elk Mills is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
  • Soda Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
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  • Sutherland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sutherland is located in Ashe County
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  • Doeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Doeville is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doeville
  • Lineback ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lineback is located in Carter County (TN)
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  • Little Doe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Little Doe is located in Johnson County (TN)
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  • Solo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Solo is located in Watauga County
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  • Pandora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pandora is located in Johnson County (TN)
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  • High Health ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • High Health is located in Johnson 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 Sweetwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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