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.
- Bellwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bellwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Tuckers Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tuckers Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroads
- Jennings ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Rome
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Spring Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grant is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Shop Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shop Springs is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Springs
- Commerce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Hartsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holloway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holloway is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Cherry Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cherry Valley is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Watertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Middleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Middleton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Middleton
- Riddleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riddleton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Dixon Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Monoville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Odum ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Odum is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odum
- Tuckers Gap ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tuckers Gap is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Gap
- Brush Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Bluff Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Carthage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Castalian Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
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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