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>
Bear 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 Bear, with the one closest to Bear listed first.
- Leedom ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Leedom is located in Anderson County
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- Ethel ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
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- Scarboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
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- Robertsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
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- Scandlyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Scandlyn is located in Roane County
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- Oliver Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kries
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Eaton Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Elverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elverton is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elverton
- Oral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oral is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral
- Marlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marlow is located in Anderson County
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- Fairview ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
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- Coalfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Virtue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Dossett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dossett is located in Anderson County
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- Windrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Windrock is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windrock
- DeArmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- DeArmond is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeArmond
- Cave Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
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- Boyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
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- Ball Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ball Camp is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Camp
- Clinch River ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clinch River is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch River
- Frost
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Frost is located in Anderson 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 Bear, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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