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>
While we didn't find Big Creek in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Creek. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Creek listed first.
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Beidlemans ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beidlemans is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beidlemans
- Holston Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Ruthton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Paperville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paperville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <2>
- Doeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doeville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doeville
- Pandora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pandora is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Childress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Butler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sumpter is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Keenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keenburg is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenburg
- Siam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Little Doe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Little Doe is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Doe
- Elizabethton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Blountville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lella ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Piney Flats
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Watauga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Valley Forge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Forge is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lineback is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Casper ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Casper is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Mountain City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |