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 Big Barren had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Barren, with the one closest to Big Barren listed first.
- Sandlick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Goin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Little Barren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Barren is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barren
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Minkton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Minkton is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minkton
- Head of Barren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Acuff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Acuff is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acuff
- Sharps Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Navehill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Navehill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navehill
- Liberty Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Grainger County
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- New Tazewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duo is located in Claiborne County
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- New Prospect ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Prospect is located in Union County
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- Loo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Powder Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Powder Springs is located in Grainger County
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- Ambro ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ambro is located in Grainger County
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- Washburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Grainger County
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- Tazewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Phebe is located in Union County
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- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
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- Springdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bacchus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bacchus is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacchus
- Speedwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Big Barren, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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