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 Spring had a population of 265 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Brittsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brittsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittsville
- Beta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
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- Pineland ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pineland is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
- Etola
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Lamontville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Folger ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Folger is located in McMinn County
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- Goodfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
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- Cotton Port ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cotton Port is located in Meigs County
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- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Decatur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Riceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Breedenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Breedenton is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedenton
- Coulterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coulterville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
- Sale Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Evensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Evensville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evensville
- Tasso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tasso is located in Bradley County
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- Ogden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Fiketon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fiketon is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiketon
- Igous Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Igous Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igous Ferry
- Luskville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Cute ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
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. |
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