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>
Alena itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alena, with the one closest to Alena listed first.
- Flat Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
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- Lucilla ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lucilla is located in Jefferson County
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- Piedmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
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- Mount Horeb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Horeb is located in Jefferson County
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- New Market
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mill Spring is located in Jefferson County
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- Dumplin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
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- Dandridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
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- Dyers Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Edna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
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- Talbott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hodges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hodges is located in Jefferson County
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- Tampico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tampico is located in Grainger County
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- Henry Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
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- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
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- Alpha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha is located in Hamblen County
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- May Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- May Springs is located in Grainger County
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- Strawberry Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Agreeable ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Agreeable is located in Grainger County
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- Lyonton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
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- Thorn Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
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- Allensville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Allensville is located in Sevier County
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- Sandy Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Jefferson County
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- Maples ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
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 Alena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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