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 Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Springs listed first.
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Clover Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Kiser
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
- Brick Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Unitia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Unitia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unitia
- Disco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Disco is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Greenback
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mint is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint
- Ewing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ewing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Griffitts ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Griffitts is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffitts
- Montvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Montvale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
- Maryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coytee ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coytee is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coytee
- Morganton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mentor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mentor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Trigonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blockhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blockhouse is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Virtue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Boyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McGhee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McGhee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGhee
- Allegheny Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Allegheny Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Springs
- Chandler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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