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 Spring in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Spring. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Valley Forge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Forge is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
- Elizabethton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Milligan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Milligan is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan
- Gap Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keenburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keenburg is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenburg
- Watauga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Okolona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Okolona is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Siam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Carnegie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Marbleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marbleton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbleton
- Blevins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blevins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Piney Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Springs
- Johnson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <2>
- Childress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Hopson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hopson is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Limestone Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Plato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Plato is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- White Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Unicoi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Flourville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Bluff City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Backwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Backwoods is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
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 Spring, 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. |