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, Alpha had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alpha, with the one closest to Alpha listed first.
- Talbott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- May Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- May Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Springs
- Edna
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Witt
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Witt is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt
- Morristown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Horeb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Horeb is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Turley Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Turley Mills is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley Mills
- Dyers Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- White Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mill Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
- Marshalls Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Noeton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Noeton is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noeton
- Alena ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Flat Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Bowen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Leadvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Springvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Springvale is located in Hamblen County
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- Dandridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bright ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Rutledge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tampico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tampico is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico
- New Market
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tate Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tate Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Springs
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 Alpha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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