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, Acorn had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Acorn, with the one closest to Acorn listed first.
- Ballplay
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ballplay
- From Acorn to Ballplay
- Belltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Belltown
- From Acorn to Belltown
- Sink ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Hopewell Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Springs
- Hopewell Springs is located in Monroe County
- Rafter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Tevis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Kincaid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Monroe County
- Tellico Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico Plains
- Tellico Plains is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tellico Plains <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tellico Plains
- From Acorn to Tellico Plains
- Mountainville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Mountainville is located in Monroe County
- Madisonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Madisonville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,024 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <3>
- Ho ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Citico ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - McGhee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Hiwassee College
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiwassee College have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee College
- Hiwassee College is located in Monroe County
- Brakebill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Trigonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Trigonia
- From Acorn to Trigonia
- Jalapa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jalapa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jalapa
- From Acorn to Jalapa
- Caringer ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Ipe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Morganton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morganton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Morganton
- From Acorn to Morganton
- Gudger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Nonaburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nonaburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nonaburg
- From Acorn to Nonaburg
- Mecca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mecca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mecca
- From Acorn to Mecca
- Rural Vale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rural Vale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rural Vale
- From Acorn to Rural Vale
- Chilhowee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Allegheny Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegheny Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Springs
- Allegheny Springs is located in Blount County
- Greenback
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
- Greenback is located in Loudon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenback <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greenback
- From Acorn to Greenback
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Monroe County: www.monroegovernment.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Acorn, 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. |